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Humboldt
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Click on the Humboldt penguin to hear what it sounds like! |
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Humboldt
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Click on the Humboldt penguin to hear what it sounds like! |
| How did they get their name? | Humboldt penguins are named after the cold Humboldt current which flows along the coast of North and South America. |
| Where do they live? | Rugged coast and offshore islands of Chile and Peru. |
| How long do they live? | Humboldt penguins live approximately 20 years in the wild. |
| What is the height of this penguin? | They are about 2 feet tall. |
| What is the weight of this penguin? | They weigh 6.5 to 11 pounds. |
| What do they look like? | Humboldt penguins have a thick black upside down horseshoe shape on their belly. They look like the African penguin, but are shorter with longer flippers. |
| What do they eat? | Their diet is small fish (anchovies, herring, smelt) and crustaceans. |
| Where do they nest and what are the nests like? | Their nests are very well dug burrows in the ground. |
| What are the predators of this penguin? | The predators of the Humboldt penguin are skuas and gulls. |
| What are some interesting facts about this penguin? | Today the Humboldt penguin is endangered. There are as few as 10,000 birds in the wild today. |
