Humboldt penguin

They have spines on the tongue and palate to hold slippery fish securely.

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Humboldt penguin

  • Habitat

    coast of Chile and Peru

  • Food

    fish and squid

  • Lifetime

    15 to 20 years

  • Weight

    4 to 5 pounds

  • Length

    66 to 70 cm

  • Number of eggs

    2

  • Incubation time

    40 to 42 days

  • IUCN Status

    fragile

  • EEP?

    yes

20

years, which is how old the Humboldt penguin gets at most

5

kilo, that's how much the Humboldt penguin can weigh

42

days, that's how long the Humboldt penguin has been breeding

Litter of poop

Humboldt penguins remain faithful to one partner their entire lives. They lay 1 to 2 eggs at a time, which they prefer to incubate in a pit they have dug themselves in a thick layer of dried bird droppings.

Help, I'm going bald!

Once a year, the old feathers are replaced by new ones: moulting. During the five weeks of moulting, the plumage is not waterproof, so they cannot hunt for fish. That is why they eat extra much in the weeks before moulting.