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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. It is the only penguin found in the Old World. Like all penguins, it is flightless, with a streamlined body and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Adults ...
Estimate is from the 1980s, but population is stable. [20] Southern rockhopper penguin: Eudyptes chrysocome: 2 460 000 [21] VU [21] [21] Only mature individuals were included in the count (1.23 million pairs); population has declined 34% in the past 37 years. [21] Magellanic penguin: Spheniscus magellanicus: 2 600 000 [22] LC [22] [22]
IUCN status and estimated population Macaroni penguin. E. chrysolophus (Brandt, J. F., 1837) Antarctic Peninsula, South America, and subantarctic islands in South Atlantic and Indian Oceans VU 6,300,000 breeding pairs [18] Royal penguin. E. schlegeli Finsch, 1876: Macquarie Island and nearby islands LC 1,340,000–1,660,000 [19] Northern ...
Maryland Zoo's "Mr. Greedy" died this week after fathering 230 penguins and helping rebuild the species' population in zoos ... the largest colonies of African penguins in North America and has ...
The late penguin, who was euthanized on Aug. 27 due to age-related declining health, was “incredibly important to the continued existence of African penguins throughout the world,” Kottyan added.
The African penguin joins the list of species said to be threatened by climate change - and overfishing. Researchers from the UK and South Africa say penguin numbers in the Benguela upwelling ...
Species population is a science falling under the purview of population ecology and biogeography. Individuals are counted by census, as carried out for the piping plover; [3] [4] using the transect method, as done for the mountain plover; [5] and beginning in 2012 by satellite, with the emperor penguin being first subject counted in this manner ...
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]