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Galapagos Penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus

Description:

Adult penguin basking in the sun after a swim. This one was with 3 other individuals though he was the only one to come out of the water.

Habitat:

Volcanic Islands of the Galapagos, mostly found on the islands of Isabella and Fernandina though small groups wander around the archipelago.

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2 Comments

Brian Muñiz
Brian Muñiz 11 years ago

Thanks, I shall and will also add some other species.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

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

Brian Muñiz
Spotted by
Brian Muñiz

Ecuador

Spotted on Mar 14, 2009
Submitted on Jan 7, 2013

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