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Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae (/ s f ɪ ˈ n ɪ s ɪ d iː,-d aɪ /) of the order Sphenisciformes (/ s f ɪ ˈ n ɪ s ə f ɔːr m iː z /). [4] They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is found north of the Equator.
The duo were together for nearly six years, roughly half their average life span, and began expanding their family soon after. They co-parented two chicks, Lara, in 2018, and Clancy in 2020.
A pair usually rears only one chick. Galápagos penguins will molt before they breed, and are the only penguins to do this twice a year. Molting takes up to 15 days to complete. [8] They do this for their own safety, as food availability in the Galápagos is typically unpredictable. [20] If there is not enough food available, they may abandon ...
Sphen was born at SeaWorld, whereas Magic was born at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium three years later. [2] Magic and Sphen first met in the summer of 2018 at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, [2] [3] where they were part of a colony of 33 penguins. [2]
All of the couples have one female penguin and one male penguin except for Roy and Silo, two male penguins who have fallen in love. They do everything together: they sing, swim, and even build a nest so that they can start a family. The two penguins take turns sitting on a rock, thinking that it is an egg.
Magellanic penguins feed in the water, preying on small pelagic fish, hagfish, [5] cuttlefish, squid, krill, and other crustaceans, and ingest sea water with their prey. Their salt-excreting gland rids the salt from their bodies. Adult penguins can regularly dive to depths of 20 to 50 m (66 to 164 ft) deep in order to forage for prey.
The penguins chose the prettiest pebble to "gift" to their mate. The zoo followed several penguins after they picked out their pebble and walked them back to their mates. They even swam with the ...
The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica.The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 100 cm (39 in) in length and weighing from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb).