African Penguin

• It used to be called the jackass penguin for its bray: its call is a harsh braying practically identical to a donkey's, and a whole colony is disconcerting to anyone hearing it for the first time.
• The pattern of black spots on its breast is unique to each individual, like a fingerprint, and is used to identify birds without ringing them.
• The Boulders Beach colony in Cape Town established itself spontaneously in 1982 and is today one of the few places in the world where the public can watch wild penguins from a boardwalk.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Islands, islets and a few mainland beaches in South Africa and Namibia, in the Benguela Current

Sexual maturity

23.9 months

Gestation / incubation

38 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

2 eggs

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Spheniscus demersus

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.