Galapagos Penguin Sign Video
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Spheniscus mendiculus Standing height: 21 inches Weight: 5-6 pounds Home: Lives year-round on the Galapagos Islands of Fernandina and Galapagos penguin Isabela, 600 miles west of Ecuador Endangered population estimated between 3,000 and 8,000 birds This penguin is a truly tropical weather penguin, living on the hot desert islands of the Galapagos at the equator—making it the most northerly penguin species. Temperatures often exceed 100 degrees in this region.
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