Magellanic+Penguin

= = =Magellanic Penguin=

//Spheniscus magellanicus//
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellanic_Penguin

Contributed by Haley11

Magellanic penguin is the largest of the warm-weather penguins. This penguin was named after Ferdinand Magellan who first saw them in 1519 on his first voyage around the tip of South America. They have a wide black strip under their chin and another is in the shape of anupside down horseshoe on their stomachs. On their chests they have scattered black spots. [|http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/magell.html]

http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/penguins/magellanic.shtml
 * SIZE: || **27 inches tall** ||
 * DIET: || **Krill, squid & fish** ||
 * **POPULATION:** || 700,000 pairs ||

LIFESPAN: Magellanic Penguins live up to 25 years in the wild, 30 years in captivity http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1590/is_12_59/ai_99697775

HABITAT: Magellanic Penguins can be found on the rocky shores of the Southern hemisphere. http://www.sfzoo.org/cgi-bin/animals.py?ID=54

RANGE: Breeding areas include the islands in the Pacific along the coast of southern Chile, south to Cape Horn, the Patagonian coast of Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. http://www.sfzoo.org/cgi-bin/animals.py?ID=54

OFFSPRING: Magellanic Penguin parents lay their eggs on land once a year in nice weather. Usually they lay one or two eggs, but it depends on the species. http://news.mongabay.com/2007/0228-mmaher_penguins.html

INTERESTING FACTS: http://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/st_francis/gr1/Webquests/magellanic_penguin.htm
 * It digs burrows in the sand and clay.
 * Its predators (enemies) are the orcas (killer whales) and kelp gulls

MORE LINKS: [|http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/list.php?qry=Magellanic penguin] http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Peter_and_barbara_barham/frame_photos.html = =