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=**magellanic penguin**=

**Location and Habitat:**
The Magellanic penguin lives mostly on rocky islands and on high places near the water to avoid predators. specifically they live on Falkland islands and off the southern coast of south America, specifically countries of Chile and Argentina.

**Diet:**
these birds mostly prey on small fish and crustaceans such as sardines, Krill, and cuttlefish. when they ingest sea water when trying to seat a fish their salt excreting gland filters out the harmful salt water.

**Reproduction:**
Magellanic penguins gather in large breeding nests and colonies to mate. They mate with the same partners every year, the female lays two eggs in October and both parents take shifts to care for the eggs throughout their incubation period.

**Endangerment:**
These penguins are victim to climate change and pollution in their waters from oil drilling. They are having to swim further out to save themselves from these dangers and make a new home for their children.

Their (ICUN) "Red List" status is at "threatened". What this means means is that the population of these birds is in sharp decline and if something is not done they may become "Endangered". =Things to Help:= Many shipping lanes have been relocated to help stop the problem of spreading oil in their habitat. Other conservationists have promoted fishers in Argentina not to fish near Magellanic grounds and not to distort their natural food source.

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