African Penguins
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
These African Penguins were at the Vancouver Aquarium. I found them interesting when I saw them at Penguin Point. One distinguishing characteristics is they have pink glands above each eye which becomes more pink as they are hotter because there is more blood flowing through. Also, they moult in November and December which means they only remain on land for those two months. After they grow new plumage(feathers) they go to the sea. They have waterproof feathers as another one of their distinguishing characteristics. Lastly, African Penguins have the ability to reduce their heart-rate so they can go deeper into the water and last there for almost two minutes to prey on fish/birds. These are the only penguins which live in Africa.
Is this a picture you took or found on the internet?
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