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African Penguin

African Penguin. By Jessie. Habitat. The African Penguin lives on the coast of Africa and on nearby islands. Description. Weight 4.5-11 pounds Size 27 inches tall Color Black with white stomach. O ffspring. These penguins keep the same partner

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African Penguin

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  1. African Penguin By Jessie

  2. Habitat The African Penguin lives on the coast of Africa and on nearby islands

  3. Description Weight 4.5-11 pounds Size 27 inches tall Color Black with white stomach

  4. Offspring These penguins keep the same partner 1 penguin sits on the eggs and relies on the other for food. They start breeding from 2-6 years of age 2 eggs are laid

  5. Diet Penguinvideo Fish Krill Squid

  6. Predators Penguin from oil spill These penguins are hunted by humans Oil pollution is affecting these penguins too

  7. Remaining population There are only about 72,000 pairs left A reason why these penguins are endangered is because of uncontrolled harvesting of penguin eggs and guano scraping African penguins are considered vulnerable

  8. How we are protecting them now The zoos are taking them in for them to breed so the eggs don’t get eaten.

  9. Fun Facts The African penguin sounds like a donkey In the 1900s there were 2 million penguins Penguin feathers are stiff and overlap in layers to trap air next to the skin making their coat both wind and water proof

  10. Works cited Toledo Zoo “African Penguin” Internet http://www.toledozoo.org/animals/factpages/birds/penguin/data.html10 October 2012 Lowry Park Zoo “African Penguin” Internet http://www.lowryparkzoo/bio.safari,african-penguin.php10 October 2012 Bristol Zoo African Penguin http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/africanpenguin11 October 2012 Seneca Park Zoo African Penguin http://www.senecaparkzoo.org/directory.aspx?category=bird&aid=511 October 2012

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