Whos That
by Michael Gordon
Title
Whos That
Artist
Michael Gordon
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
This medium-sized penguin grows to be about 26 to 28 inches long and weighs about 10.4 pounds. It has blackish-gray upperparts, white underparts, a black breast band, and a black head with white stripes running from the eyes around the ear-coverts to join beneath the chin. The bill is mostly black, but light-pink at its base. Juveniles have dark heads and no breast band.
This penguin nests on islands and rocky coasts and feeds in surrounding waters. Its habitat is highly influenced by the cold, nutrient-rich Humboldt Current flowing northward from Antarctica, which is vital to the productivity of plankton and krill and fosters fish abundance.
The Humboldt penguin lives along the coasts of Chile and Peru in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
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September 15th, 2015
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