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Why Do Penguins Wear Tuxedos?

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Artists rendition of Inkayacu paracasensis There are 17 living species of penguins, which make up their own Linnean family (Spheniscidae), which is the only family in the order Sphenisciformes. You may think of penguins as cold-adapted and they are, but there are penguins living in temperate and tropical areas as well.

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Tussock Jumper: Cabernet Sauvignon (2017)

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There’s a King Penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonicus ) on the label, a very first appearance for the Spheniscidae family here at Birds and Booze. The emperor – er, King – has no clothes: this penguin seems to have misplaced its jumper. Time for another bottle of red wine to get us through to spring.

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Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island

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The purpose of the trip wasn’t specifically to look for birds, it was my flatmate’s birthday, and her family had booked two of the houses on the island so that we could enjoy a weekend break away to celebrate. At night we had planned to go out looking for Blue Penguins , around 600 of which make the island their breeding home.

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All about alcids: Extravagant divers of northern oceans

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Across the world’s northern oceans, 24 species of auklets, murres, puffins, guillemots, and related seabirds make a living catching food beneath the waves and breeding, often in large colonies, on coastlines and islands. Unlike the southern hemisphere’s penguins, however, alcids can also use those flipper wings to fly.

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Flock to Marion

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A family motel and passion for responsible ecotourism brought her home to the Oregon Coast where she and her husband, Erik, adventure and record a podcast ( Hannah and Erik Go Birding ), created in an effort to inspire others to get out and bird. About half of all breeding Wandering Albatross nest on the Prince Edward Islands.

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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

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Penguins here! <pause> There are few bird names that will elicit great big smiles and Penguin is one of them. I’ve been fortunate to see two Penguin species in the wild (African and Galapagos) and have dreamed of seeing more–maybe even all! <pause> Do I have your attention now?

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Sasol Birds of Southern Africa, 5th edition

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The inner side of the front cover contains the visual Quick Reference with paintings of one representative of the family followed by the relevant page number. This region is so far from the northern breeding grounds that there are no migratory corridors to show. uncommon), as well as when it breeds in the region.

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