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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. Los Pingüinos Natural Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Pingüinos monument was founded in 1966 in an effort to protect the Magellanic penguin from the threat of fishing. Because the penguins feed on the same species that the fishing industry targets, high levels of fishing deplete the penguins’ food source, causing a decline in their population. [4]

  4. List of things named after Ferdinand Magellan - Wikipedia

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    Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521). The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) is known for leading the first circumnavigation around the Earth. Over 20 things have been named in his honor, including natural phenomenona which he was the first European to observe, such as the Strait of Magellan, and the Magellanic penguin.

  5. 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.

  6. Penguin - Wikipedia

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    The small penguins do not usually dive deep; they catch their prey near the surface in dives that normally last only one or two minutes. Larger penguins can dive deep in case of need. Emperor penguins are the world's deepest-diving birds. They can dive to depths of approximately 550 meters (1,800 feet) while searching for food. [47]

  7. Why Emperor Penguin Populations are Declining - AOL

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    Emperor penguins eat krill, squid and fish. They can dive up to 1,500 feet to hunt their food, which gives them a larger variety of food sources. While they warm in groups, they hunt alone but ...

  8. List of penguins - Wikipedia

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    Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the penguin's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IOC World Bird List for that species unless otherwise noted. Population estimates are of the number of mature individuals and are taken from the IUCN Red List.

  9. 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