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• penguin = penguins, Spheniscidae, pingvin, Pinguin, pingouin, pingüino = Flightless bird (sea-fowl) of southern hemisphere with wings developed into scaly flippers with which it swims under water.
• penguin african = Spheniscus demersus, African penguin, Jackass Penguin, Black-footed Penguin, Brilpikkewyn, Inguza, Unombombiya, Manchot Du Cap, Pingüino Del Cabo = Also known as the Jackass Penguin because of its love-call like a donkey's bray, this is adapted to the heat and found on the South African coast, eg at Boulders Beach near Cape Point.

penguin African at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa closeup 1 DHD.jpg ... penguin African at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa sprinting waddling down the sandy slope towards the water video 1 DHD.mpg

penguin african

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	penguin African at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa closeup 1 DHD.jpg (Natural Science) penguin = penguins, Spheniscidae, pingvin, Pinguin, pingouin, pingüino penguin african = Spheniscus demersus, African penguin, Jackass Penguin, Black-footed Penguin, Brilpikkewyn, Inguza, Unombombiya, Manchot Du Cap, Pingüino Del Cabo
	penguin African at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa closeup 2 DHD.jpg (Natural Science) penguin = penguins, Spheniscidae, pingvin, Pinguin, pingouin, pingüino penguin african = Spheniscus demersus, African penguin, Jackass Penguin, Black-footed Penguin, Brilpikkewyn, Inguza, Unombombiya, Manchot Du Cap, Pingüino Del Cabo
	penguin African at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa closeup 3 DHD.jpg (Natural Science) "
	penguin African at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa in a shallow sand dugout heavy breathing in the heat DHD.jpg (Natural Science) penguin = penguins, Spheniscidae, pingvin, Pinguin, pingouin, pingüino penguin african = Spheniscus demersus, African penguin, Jackass Penguin, Black-footed Penguin, Brilpikkewyn, Inguza, Unombombiya, Manchot Du Cap, Pingüino Del Cabo Although these penguins are supposedly heat-adapted they did not seem to be enjoying the heat much.
[4MB]	penguin African at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa sprinting waddling down the sandy slope towards the water video 1 DHD.mpg (Natural Science) penguin = penguins, Spheniscidae, pingvin, Pinguin, pingouin, pingüino penguin african = Spheniscus demersus, African penguin, Jackass Penguin, Black-footed Penguin, Brilpikkewyn, Inguza, Unombombiya, Manchot Du Cap, Pingüino Del Cabo