African Penguin By Jessie Habitat The African Penguin

African Penguin By Jessie

Habitat The African Penguin lives on the coast of Africa and on nearby islands

Description Weight 4. 5 -11 pounds Size 27 inches tall Color Black with white stomach

Offspring These penguins keep the same partner 1 penguin sits on the eggs and relies on the other food. They start breeding from 2 -6 years of age 2 eggs are laid

Diet Fish Krill Squid Penguin video

Predators These penguins are hunted by humans Oil pollution is affecting these penguins too Penguin from oil spill

Remaining population There are only about 72, 000 pairs left A reason why these penguins are endangered is because of uncontrolled harvesting of penguin eggs and guano scraping African penguins are considered vulnerable

How we are protecting them now The zoos are taking them in for them to breed so the eggs don’t get eaten.

Fun Facts The African penguin sounds like a donkey In the 1900 s there were 2 million penguins Penguin feathers are stiff and overlap in layers to trap air next to the skin making their coat both wind and water proof

Works cited Toledo Zoo “African Penguin” Internet http: //www. toledozoo. org/animals/factpages/birds/pen guin/data. html 10 October 2012 Lowry Park Zoo “African Penguin” Internet http: //www. lowryparkzoo/bio. safari, africanpenguin. php 10 October 2012 Bristol Zoo African Penguin http: //www. bristolzoo. org. uk/africanpenguin 11 October 2012 Seneca Park Zoo African Penguin http: //www. senecaparkzoo. org/directory. aspx? categor y=bird&aid=5 11 October 2012