Metazoa info

[Duke Guilmon]

Humboldt Penguin



Spheniscus homboldti

Size: 50-70cm

Weight: 3.6-5.9kg

Life expectancy: 15-20 years, females usually live longer. 

When it first appeared: No data

Location: This bird is semi-aquatic, living on the shores of western south america. 



Taxonomy:
Class: Aves
Infraclass: Neognathe
Superorder: Neoaves
Clade: Aequorlitornithes
Clade: Ardae
Clade: Aequornithes
Clade: Austrodyptornithes
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Spheniscus
Species: Spheniscus

Diet: This animals diet consist of fish and small crustaceans. 

Anatomy: This is a flightless bird. It uses its "wings" for swimming. This makes it faster and more agile in the water. It also has webbed feet to help.

Behavior: This is a social animal. They will hunt,talk, and move with each other. This penguin will protect each other from danger. 

Relationship with other animals: No matter land or sea, they have predators. On land foxes, snakes, cats, and dogs hunt them. In the water they face leopard seals, fur seals, sea lions, sharks, and the orca.



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Other sources:

http://www.penguinworld.com/types/humboldt.html

http://www.penguins.cl/humboldt-penguins.htm

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22697817/0