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Magellanic Penguin

These large penguins stand about 27 inches (70 centimeters) tall and weigh about 9 pounds (4 kilograms). They live on the stormy and rocky shores of the Falklands, Argentina, and Chile. They eat squid and small fish. There are about 400,000 breeding pairs. Their numbers are not threatened. These birds do face a threat from oil spills ,over fishing of their habitats which decrease their food supply, and from getting entangled in fishing nets.

 

Bronx Zoo Sea Bird Aviary

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Uploaded on September 2, 2009
Taken on March 7, 2009