Penguin (Penguins)
African Penguin
Spheniscus demersus
- langka
- 8 km/h
- Kritis
Brays like a donkey to announce delivery. The jackass penguin earns its nickname.
- Populasi
- ~19,800 mature individuals (roughly 8,750 breeding pairs; breeding population fell below 10,000 pairs by 2023), declining rapidly (~95%+ decline since pre-industrial estimates of ~1-4 million birds)
- Habitat
- Rocky and sandy coastal islands and a few mainland sites along the southern African coast; forages in cool, nutrient-rich inshore and offshore waters of the Benguela and Agulhas current systems
- Fakta menarik
- Each African Penguin has a unique pattern of black spots on its white chest, similar to a human fingerprint, which researchers use to identify individual birds in photo-ID studies.
- Sebaran
- Coasts and offshore islands of Namibia and South Africa, from central Namibia to Algoa Bay near Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha; the only penguin species that breeds on the African continent
- Makanan
- Pursuit-diving predator of small pelagic schooling fish, chiefly sardines (pilchards) and anchovies, supplemented by squid and crustaceans
- Ukuran
- 0,65 m
- Masa hidup
- 12 tahun
