Humboldt Penguins

There are 10 Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) in the new Penguin Plunge exhibit at the Calgary Zoo. "The status of this species is IUCN Red List: Vulnerable. Current Impacts on their numbers are El Niño and La Niña weather patterns, predators, tourism, competition with fisheries, habitat change. Humboldt penguins groom their feathers before breakfast. They rub oil from a gland at the base of the tail into their feathers and the edges of their wings. Humboldts also groom each other. This species digs nesting burrows in thick deposits of seabird guano (droppings)." Taken on March 12th.

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