Magellanic Penguin - Spheniscus aagellanicus

Length 2.0-2.5 ft (61.0-76.2 cm)
Weight 8.8-10.4 lb (4-4.7 g)
Clutch Size 2
Chicks at birth Semi-altricial
IUCN Conservation Status Near Threatened
Continents:SA
     

Magellanic Penguins breed along the coast of Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and sometimes Brazil. They eat cuttlefish, squid, krill and other crustaceans. The salt water they consume with their food is excreting from glands that rid the salt from their bodies.

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