2. African Penguin By Jessie

3.  The African Penguin lives on the coast of Africa and on nearby islands Habitat

4.  Weight  4.5-11 pounds  Size  27 inches tall  Color  Black with white stomach Description

5.  These penguins keep the same partner  1 penguin sits on the eggs and relies on the other for food.  They start breeding from 2-6 years of age  2 eggs are laid Offspring

6.  Fish  Krill  Squid Diet Penguin video

7.  These penguins are hunted by humans  Oil pollution is affecting these penguins too Predators Penguin from oil spill

8.  There are only about 72,000 pairs left  A reason why these penguins are endangered is because of uncontrolled harvesting of penguin eggs and guano scraping  African penguins are considered vulnerable Remaining population

9.  The zoos are taking them in for them to breed so the eggs don’t get eaten. How we are protecting them now

10.  The African penguin sounds like a donkey  In the 1900s there were 2 million penguins  Penguin feathers are stiff and overlap in layers to trap air next to the skin making their coat both wind and water proof Fun Facts

11.  Toledo Zoo “African Penguin” Internet http://www.toledozoo.org/animals/factpages/birds/pen guin/data.html 10 October 2012 http://www.toledozoo.org/animals/factpages/birds/pen guin/data.html  Lowry Park Zoo “African Penguin” Internet http://www.lowryparkzoo/bio.safari,african- penguin.php 10 October 2012 http://www.lowryparkzoo/bio.safari,african- penguin.php  Bristol Zoo African Penguin http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/africanpenguin 11 October 2012 http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/africanpenguin  Seneca Park Zoo African Penguin http://www.senecaparkzoo.org/directory.aspx?categor y=bird&aid=5 11 October 2012 http://www.senecaparkzoo.org/directory.aspx?categor y=bird&aid=5 Works cited