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Galapagos Penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus

Photo by JasmineJ
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Field Notes

Description:

This penguin is cleaning its feathers before jumping back into the cold water (see video).

Habitat:

The Galapagos Penguin is found exclusively in the Galapagos. They are able to live in this tropical region due to upwelling of cold water originating from the Humboldt and Cromwell Currents.

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Galapagos Penguin

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Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)

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PublishedJune 6, 2013

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