Monday, December 21, 2020

Maryland Zoo: December 20: African Penguins

Not as in love with snow as you might think.  African Penguins belong to a genera of four species known as Spheniscus.  All inhabit temperate regions of the southern hemisphere. 

There are over 90 Penguins in our colony.  Each one has a name.  Darned if I know any of them!  I can tell which ones are male or female, and I can spot the adolescent younger birds (as well as, the really old ones--African Penguins can live to be 25 in captivity).




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