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Yesterday, 9 July 2014, was an unbearably hot day. When I was searching for photos to upload this morning, I happened to come across this old photo from my archives that I had never posted. It seemed to fit the bill (meaning: meet the requirements). Looking at this image late last night, I could almost feel the coldness of snow and ice. This morning, though, the temperature has gone down, thank goodness, and it's only 19C, going up to 23C this afternoon. More hot weather is on its way, though. Photo of this King Penguin was taken at Penguin Plunge at the Calgary Zoo, on 6 December 2012.
The Zoo has four species of Penguin - Gentoo, King, Humboldt, and Rockhopper. They are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums penguin species survival plan.
The 46 penguins came from zoos in Quebec, Texas, New York and Washington states and Scotland. When they first arrived, there were 8 King Penguins, 23 Gentoo Penguins, 10 Humboldt Penguins and 5 Rockhopper Penguins. The IUCN Red List states:
King Penguins - Least Concern
Humboldt Penguins - Vulnerable
Gentoo Penguins - Near Threatened
Rockhopper Penguins - Vulnerable
"The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin at about 11 to 16 kg (24 to 35 lb), second only to the Emperor Penguin. There are two subspecies—A. p. patagonicus and A. p. halli; patagonicus is found in the South Atlantic and halli elsewhere.
King Penguins eat small fish, mainly lanternfish, and squid and rely less than most Southern Ocean predators on krill and other crustaceans. On foraging trips they repeatedly dive to over 100 metres (330 ft), often over 200 metres (660 ft).
King Penguins breed on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region. The total population is estimated to be 2.23 million pairs and is increasing."
storage.canoe.ca/v1/suns-prod-images/file/1297237247336_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Penguin
Link to article about fossilised giant penguin bones which lived 27-24 million years ago:
www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1138465--giant-penguin...
The Zoo has four species of Penguin - Gentoo, King, Humboldt, and Rockhopper. They are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums penguin species survival plan.
The 46 penguins came from zoos in Quebec, Texas, New York and Washington states and Scotland. When they first arrived, there were 8 King Penguins, 23 Gentoo Penguins, 10 Humboldt Penguins and 5 Rockhopper Penguins. The IUCN Red List states:
King Penguins - Least Concern
Humboldt Penguins - Vulnerable
Gentoo Penguins - Near Threatened
Rockhopper Penguins - Vulnerable
"The King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin at about 11 to 16 kg (24 to 35 lb), second only to the Emperor Penguin. There are two subspecies—A. p. patagonicus and A. p. halli; patagonicus is found in the South Atlantic and halli elsewhere.
King Penguins eat small fish, mainly lanternfish, and squid and rely less than most Southern Ocean predators on krill and other crustaceans. On foraging trips they repeatedly dive to over 100 metres (330 ft), often over 200 metres (660 ft).
King Penguins breed on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region. The total population is estimated to be 2.23 million pairs and is increasing."
storage.canoe.ca/v1/suns-prod-images/file/1297237247336_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Penguin
Link to article about fossilised giant penguin bones which lived 27-24 million years ago:
www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1138465--giant-penguin...
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