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Magellanic penguin
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A day in the life of a penguin researcher
Magellanic penguins Magellanic penguin Magellanic penguin, left (Spheniscus magellanicus), and king shag (Phalacrocorax albiventer), watercolour and pencil by Roger Tory Peterson, from his book Penguins (1979); Houghton Mifflin
Watch Magellanic penguins gathering to breed on Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
View elephant seals on Argentina's southern coast and Magellan penguins on the country's Valdes Peninsula
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A day in the life of a penguin researcher
Overview of the sanctuary for Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Watch Magellanic penguins gathering to breed on Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
Learn about Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on the coast of...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
View elephant seals on Argentina's southern coast and Magellan penguins on the country's Valdes Peninsula
Elephant seals and Magellan penguins live along Argentina's southern coast.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Magellanic penguin
Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) standing near a burrow.
© Yevgenia Gorbulsky/Shutterstock.com
Magellanic penguin colony
A colony of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on the Valdés...
© Watchtheworld/Shutterstock.com
Magellanic penguin nest
Adult Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) and two nestlings in...
© Ekaterina Pokrovsky/Fotolia
Magellanic penguins
Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus).
Peter Johnson—NHPA/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Magellanic penguin
Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus).
© Eric Gevaert/Fotolia
Magellanic penguin, left (Spheniscus magellanicus), and king shag (Phalacrocorax...
Courtesy Mrs. Roger Tory Peterson
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