Penguins will rule the earth!

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1 million penguins drawn to Argentine peninsula by abundance of fish




PUNTA TOMBO, Argentina (AP) — More than a million penguins have traveled to Argentina's Punta Tombo peninsula during this year's breeding season, drawn by an unusual abundance of small fish.

Local officials say that's a record number in recent years for the world's largest colony of Magellanic penguins, offering an especially stunning spectacle for the tens of thousands of people who visit the reserve annually.

The peninsula's tiny islets are well-suited to nesting and have sardines and anchovies close to the shoreline.

The warm-weather birds breed in large colonies in southern Argentina and Chile and migrate north as far as southwestern Brazil between March and September.

http://www.abc15.com/news/national/1-million-penguins-drawn-to-argentine-peninsula-by-abundance-of-fish

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1. Love Adelie's!!!

The most charismatic penguin.


They are way cool, not just in the literal sense.


Adelie penguin

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2. These Magellanics are the scruffy guys in Patagonia

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3. All penguins are great.

My faves are the adelies, though, apparently going through some hard times these days, the most numerous penguin breed. That doesn't bode well for any of them.