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  2. Magellanic penguin - Wikipedia

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    Magellanic penguin on Argentina's coast Skeleton of a Magellanic penguin. Magellanic penguins are medium-sized penguins which grow to be 61–76 cm (24–30 in) tall and weigh between 2.7 and 6.5 kg (6.0 and 14.3 lb). [3] The males are larger than the females, and the weight of both drops while the parents raise their young.

  3. Oldest Magellanic penguin at San Francisco Zoo dies at 40

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    The oldest Magellanic penguin at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens — one of the oldest penguins living under human care anywhere in the world — died Wednesday at the age of 40, the zoo reported.

  4. List of longest-living organisms - Wikipedia

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    The 100 species with longest life-spans recorded and verified [1] This is a list of the longest-living biological organisms: the individual(s) (or in some instances, clones) of a species with the longest natural maximum life spans. For a given species, such a designation may include:

  5. African penguin - Wikipedia

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    The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin, is a species of penguin confined to southern African waters. Like all penguins, it is flightless, with a streamlined body and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Adults weigh an average of 2.2–3.5 kg (4.9–7.7 lb) and ...

  6. Penguin parades to end as birds age, but all 85 will ... - AOL

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    Among Kinley’s most cherished times were when he escorted a Magellanic penguin, Buddy, who died in 2022 at the elder age of 35 years, 4 months and 28 days. The pair partnered for off-site ...

  7. Punta Tombo - Wikipedia

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    The Magellanic penguin colony at Punta Tombo is exposed to overfishing of prey species and oil spills, [2] many of which go unreported. One such spill in August 1991 claimed the lives of at least 16,000 Magellanic penguins, some of which made landfall at Punta Tombo in an oiled condition. The spill coincided with the population's breeding ...

  8. TIL in 2011 a Brazilian man rescued a starving Magellanic penguin that was drenched in oil on the beach near his house. It stayed with him for about 11 months before returning to the sea.

  9. Galapagos penguin - Wikipedia

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    Galápagos penguins have a lifespan ranging from 15 to 20 years, but because of environmental factors and predation, their life expectancy is reduced. They are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as Endangered. [3] Their mean population size from the years 1993-2003 was an average of 1,500. [16]