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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 egg cracked maybe abandoned in grass at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa 1 DHD.jpg ... penguin African egg cracked maybe abandoned in grass at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa 2 DHD.jpg

penguin african

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	penguin African egg cracked maybe abandoned in grass at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa 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 Difficult to tell if it was abandoned to the inexperienced eye since this was right by a footpath and the penguins seemed generally quite blasé about leaving their eggs/nests briefly.
	penguin African egg cracked maybe abandoned in grass at Boulders Beach Western Cape South Africa 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 "