Penguin (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae). Brookfield zoo. Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)
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PanoramaSv / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
BE13CWFile size:
55.6 MB (1.8 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3600 x 5400 px | 30.5 x 45.7 cm | 12 x 18 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
7 September 2009Location:
Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, Illinois, USAMore information:
Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their life on land and half in the oceans. Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, and one species, the Galápagos Penguin, lives near the equator.