African Penguin
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'''Habitat:''' Africa. Found around the coast of South Africa. Colonies are formed on the rocky shores when they are breeding. | '''Habitat:''' Africa. Found around the coast of South Africa. Colonies are formed on the rocky shores when they are breeding. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Endangered. '''Global Population:''' 52,000 mature individuals. Major reasons include depletion of their food from overfishing and pollution from incidences such as oil spills. Most nest on islands, where they should be safe from predators, but cats, mongoose and other introduced predators are now present on many of these islands. |
'''Diet:''' Small fishes, such as herring, anchovies and sardines, but they also eat squid and crustaceans. When foraging they can travel distances up to 110 kms on a single trip. | '''Diet:''' Small fishes, such as herring, anchovies and sardines, but they also eat squid and crustaceans. When foraging they can travel distances up to 110 kms on a single trip. | ||
