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Open Today: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Phone: (+357) 26 813 852

PENGUINS

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PENGUINS

Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have counter shaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have evolved into flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.Although all penguin species are native to the Southern Hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, and one species, the Galápagos penguin, lives near the equator. The penguins we have here at the Zoo are Humboldt Penguins which are found in coastal Peru and Chile and are use to warmer climates.
 

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HUMBOLDT PENGUIN

The Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is named after the cold water current it swims in, which is itself named after Alexander von Humboldt, a German explorer.

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