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Humboldt penguins are named after the cold Humboldt current which flows along the coast of North and South America.
These penguins are one of the most timid species of penguins.
Humboldts often get tangled in fishing nets, or their eggs get trampled by guano harvesters.
Humboldt penguins have a gland which enables them to drink salt water in addition to fresh water; the gland concentrates excess salt which then dribbles down the bill.
When food is scarce the parents feed only the larger chick and the smaller chick quickly starves.
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Lovely animals !!
so cute!
How brutal is the animal kingdom that would allow the smaller of the species to starve. It makes me sad to think about. What are humans doing to protect their habitat?
Our Penguins are not doing all that well in our world today…. My kids and I watched Happyfeet last night what an awesome educational movie for kids…. LOL and to tell ya the truth I had a few giggles
Absolutely beautiful!!!!! Sally xxoo
tooo cute.. they are brown …never seen brown ones before
Fantastic capture Jon, I love there colours as well.. ;-
beautiful jon