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Galapagos penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus




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12 Comments

Seema
Seema a month ago

cute chick

Smith Zoo
Smith Zoo a month ago

Happy World Penguin Day! Check out today's blog in celebration!! And remember: Keep our Oceans clean! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/4885276...

KarenL
KarenL 8 months ago

Very cute!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 8 months ago

Please consider adding this lovely spotting to the new Galapagos mission at : http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1478...

vale1
vale1 8 months ago

lovely congrats! =)

vale1
vale1 8 months ago

so cute! =)

CindyCor
CindyCor 8 months ago

Thank-you fede1. They are so cute and small, only about 15-20 inches high

fede1
fede1 8 months ago

i like it

fede1
fede1 8 months ago

great penguin

achmmad
achmmad a year ago

Wow! This is my first time I hear that penguin can be found at Galapagos!

CindyCor
CindyCor a year ago

Yes, The fuzz on the head, and also being a little greyer shows that they are immature

Ava T-B
Ava T-B a year ago

Does that fuzz on its head mean it's a young one?

Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Lat: -0.82, Long: -91.10

Spotted on Jun 17, 2008
Submitted on Dec 17, 2011

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