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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. P. Dee Boersma - Wikipedia

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    The Galapagos Penguin: A Study of Adaptations for Life in an Unpredictable Environment. P. Dee Boersma , also known as Dee Boersma (born 1946) is a conservation biologist and professor at the University of Washington , where she is Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science. [ 1 ]

  4. Salt gland - Wikipedia

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    Salt gland of a bird and its inner structure Magellanic penguin. The avian salt gland has two main ducts: a medial and a lateral. Salt gland activations occurs from increased osmolarity in the blood, stimulating the hypothalamic information processing, sending a signal through the parasympathetic nerve activating vasodilation, the release of hormones (acetylcholine and vasoactive intestinal ...

  5. Flightless bird - Wikipedia

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    Penguins evolved their wing structure to become more efficient underwater at the cost of their efficiency in the air. [ 28 ] The only known species of flightless bird in which wings completely disappeared was the gigantic, herbivorous moa of New Zealand , hunted to extinction by humans by the 15th century.

  6. List of birds of Uruguay - Wikipedia

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    The penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. Four species have been recorded in Uruguay. King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus (V) Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus

  7. Caicura Islets - Wikipedia

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    The Caicura Islets (Spanish: Islas Caicura, Islotes Caicura) are a group of small islands located off the Pacific coast of northern Patagonia in More specifically they lie where the fjord Reloncaví Estuary meet Reloncaví Sound.

  8. Understanding the Rare Phenomenon of Prostitution in Adélie ...

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    The Adélie penguin, or Pygoscelis adeliae, is a penguin species commonly found along the For flight-ready birds, these often involve complex dance moves and peacock-like displays of grandeur.

  9. Monte León National Park - Wikipedia

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    Monte León is also home to about twenty species of coastal and marine birds: several varieties of penguins (including the Magellanic penguin, of which the park holds Argentina's fourth-largest colony, with about 60,000 individuals), three species of cormorants (the red-legged cormorant, the rock shag and the imperial shag), and large ...