Jackass Penguin
A small penguin from off the coast of southern Africa.
Junco
A small songbird from North America.
^ "Jackass Penguins Freed after Rehab", National Geographic's Video News, June 17, 2009
^ BirdLife International (2008). Spheniscus demersus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 Jun 2009.
The African Jackass Penguin
The African (Jackass) Penguin is a black and white patterned penguin. It is a distinctive bird with largely black upperparts and white underparts.
African penguin, jackass penguin, cape penguin, black-footed penguin
Their call resembles a donkey's bray, hence their alternative name of jackass penguins.
African porcupine, North African crested porcupine ...
They are also referred to as the "jackass penguin" because of its ability to emit a loud, braying donkey-like call.
The better known English name is derived from the jackass penguin's peculiar call, which allegedly sounds like a donkey's bray. Also apropos is the Adélie penguin of Antartica, Pygoscelis adeliae.
: The African penguin is also known as the black-footed penguin and formerly as the jackass penguin. This medium-sized penguin has a robust body with black plumage on its back and white plumage with black markings on its chest and belly.
Penguin, African aka Jackass Penguin Spheniscus demersus Found: Africa (southern)
Photographed by: 1, 5, 7, 8) Dick Daniels in South Africa 2, 4, 6) Sandy Cole near Cape Town, South Africa
3) David Peta in South Africa ...
The Bowsprit Tortoises, specifically on Dassen Island, have been found to have an inverse relationship with the Jackass Penguins where if the penguin population decreases, the tortoise population rises.
Africa Bird Guide Information: Historically most southern African guano has been produced by three species, the Jackass Penguin, the Cape Gannet, and the Cape Cormorant.
The smaller jackass penguins, Spheniscus demersus, are named for their braying cry, and crested penguins are distinguished by yellow plumes on either side of the head.
humboldti found further north off the coasts of northern Chile and Peru except the Humboldt Penguin has a larger pink area at the base of the bill. It looks even more like the Jackass Penguin S.
incubate their eggs between the their feet in a fold of skin. The smaller jackass Penguins are named for their braying cry, and crested peelings and are distinguished by yellow plumes on either side of the head.
However, those African Penguins who have chicks to feed, will rarely go that far, catching food closer to the shore, and as quickly as possible. The African Penguin is also known as the Jackass penguin, ...
 See also: Jackass, Penguin, Whale, Emperor, Killer Whale
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