NetVet Veterinary Resources / Electronic Zoo Animal Species Text and Non-Netscape Browsers, [Start Here] Select a Species from the Pick List, the Image Map above, or the Menu below. Return to: Online Learning Center | African Penguin At the Aquarium Information about this penguin, which does not have an Aquarium of the Pacific habitat, is provided because of public interest in these charismatic flightless birds. Geographic Distribution Southwestern coast of Africa in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, South Africa. Habitat These birds live in inshore coastal waters where the temperature is 5-20o C (41-68o F). Physical Characteristics Because of their large head, short, thick neck, torpedo-shaped body, and short legs, the body shape of African Penguins has been compared to that of a bowling pin. The back and face feathers of these penguins are black. Hatchlings are covered in a layer of gray fluffy down. Size Weight: 2.1-3.7 kg (4.6-8.2 Standing height:68-72 cm ( 61-69 in) lb)Males are slightly larger than females and have a slightly larger bill. Diet and Feeding Their diet is mainly small shoaling fish—sardines, anchovies, and mackerel. Reproduction African Penguins are usually monogamous. Behavior
Inventors and Scientists: Charles Darwin Synopsis: Before the nineteenth century, scholars generally assumed that living organisms remained as they were created, that they never changed. Charles Darwin shattered this idea by providing evidence that species do change over time, in a process he called "natural selection." Setting Out To Sea Charles Robert Darwin was born on the same day in 1809 that Abraham Lincoln was born. Both of these men helped reshape the way we look at the human race. Darwin was the fifth of six children. Darwin’s father steered him first into medicine, then into the ministry, but Darwin had wanted to become a naturalist. At The Galápagos Islands Among the places that Darwin visited were the Galápagos Islands, a unique set of 14 islands about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, on the western side of South America. When he returned to England, Darwin showed his finches to expert ornithologists (biologists specializing in birds). Darwin’s Key Idea Darwin did not rush to share his idea.
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