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Climate Change and Birds

10,000 Birds

The eastern Yucatan and the corresponding regions (with respect to sea and air temperature) of western Mexico and Central America are very different in their geological configuration and other features. Well, imagine raising the sea level 20 meters (and yes, that is more than a little bit possible). Penguin: Is their goose cooked?

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Untamed Americas

4 The Love Of Animals

Then go to the Atacama Desert where Humboldt penguins raise families in the driest place on earth. Witness male gentoo penguins perform mating jigs to attract females. Then plunge into the Sea of Cortez off the coast of Mexico, where hordes of voracious giant Humboldt squid cannibalize their kin.

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