Habitat/ Range: Along the coast of Africa from Hollamsbird Island, off central Namibia, to Bird Island in Algoa Bay.

Diet: Completely marine. These penguins are known to eat 25 different species of fish, 18 species of crustaceans, and three species of squid

Reproduction: These penguins breed colonially. They are monogamous and the same pairs have been observed returning to the same colony and nesting site to breed year after year. Incubation of their eggs occurs for five weeks beginning in mid-November to early December. They keep their eggs warm with a special flap of skin that extends from their stomach. After hatching, the offspring are fed and cared for during their first eight weeks of life.

Physical Description: African Penguins are black on their backs, face, flippers, and at the top of their head. Their stomachs and their sides underneath their flippers are white with small black spots. They have black horse-shoe shaped stripes along their sides. Their bodies are shaped like bowling pins, and their feet are webbed.
Behavior: Upon reaching maturity, penguins will search for a mate with whom they will live for the rest of their lives. These penguins live in colonies. While hunting in open water, penguins will cluster in groups ranging from fifty to one hundred birds. Penguins will go up to 50 kilometers from their nesting site in search of food.

Conservation Status: Endangered

Fun Facts:

	In zoos, African penguins have been recorded to live up to 36 years.
	Penguins can move at 6-7 km/hour, the record for an Olympic swimmer is 3-4 km/hour.
	African penguins can stay underwater for about two and a half minutes
	Penguins can drink salt water! Unlike you and me, penguins have special salt glands behind each eye, which remove excess alt from their blood.
	African penguins experience a catastrophic molt each year. This means that they lose their old feathers and grow new ones in a short period of time, usually between seven and twenty-one days.