The timidest of the crested penguins, the Fiordland crested penguin, or simply Fiordland Penguin(Eudyptes pachyrhynchus), endemic to New Zealand, only has a world population of around 3,000 breeding pairs. Also known as the New Zealand crested penguin, tawaki, pokotiwha, New Zealand penguin, thick-billed penguin, and Victoria penguin, Little is known about the marine ecology this beautiful bird.
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Erect-crested penguins(Eudyptes sclateri) are perhaps some of the most mysterious of all penguin species. It’s one of the largest of the crested penguins and shares with the Fiordland and Snares penguins the distinctive feature of an upward-sweeping crest of long, yellow brush-like feathers above each eye, extending from the base of the bill to the top of the head. Unlike other crested penguins, however, the erect-crested penguin is able to raise and lower these stiff crest feathers.
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When we think of Penguins, the equator is not the first place we’d think to find them. However, there is a species of penguin that lives exclusively in the tropics, where the climate is warm and entirely different from the habitats of the larger species. Their distribution is exclusively the Galapagos Islands of Charles Darwin fame, an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, some 563 miles west of continental Ecuador. Cool, huh … I mean ummm warm…
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Chinstrap penguins(Pygoscelis antarcticus) are one of the most easily identified types of penguins. Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, hence a chinstrap. Now, who wears a helmet with a tuxedo? Oh yeah, 12 -13 million chinstrap penguins.
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You can’t confuse the handsome Adelie Penguin with any other species with its blue-black back and completely white chest and belly. With its all black head with a white ring around its eye, this mid-sized penguin is a distinctive tuxedo-wearing seabird.
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When you think of penguins, you may picture them surrounded by snow and ice. However, there is one species of penguin that is acclimated to warmer climates. African penguins live in the more temperate climate of southwestern Africa.
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Also known as Fairy penguins, blue penguins, and little blue penguins, this species is the smallest of all penguins; a fully developed adult can weigh only 2.6 lb. They have a fragile and delicate appearance highlighted by a bluish color unique among all species of penguins. Hi, welcome to Animal Facts, today we discuss the super cute, Little Blue Penguin. If you love animals, click that subscribe button and Let’s Get Started.
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Here’s a cool fact, Emporer Penguins are the largest of the 17 species of penguins. On average they measure 45 inches or 115cm tall- about the height of the average six-year-old child. Today we discuss the super swimmers of the South, the Emporer Penguin, as part of our series on penguins. If you love animals, click that subscribe button and Let’s Get Started.
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Mankind has a long and checkered past with crows and ravens: They have been feared as symbols of death, revered as creators of the world, and worshiped as trickster gods. Often the subject of dark fiction, they are highly intelligent. Intelligent enough, in fact, for us to start worrying … Let’s get started.
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Next Thursday may officially be called Thanksgiving, but we all know what it really is–Turkey Day! But how well do you really know the bird likely to be on your plate? And yes, Turkeys are more than just big chickens–more than 45 million years of evolution separates the two species.
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