Magellanic penguin
noun
: a penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) of the southern tip of South America and surrounding islands that has a pink mark above the eyes and two broad black bands on the neck and upper chest
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With wide beaches at the shore and scrublands inland, the largest colony of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) are found here—there are around 400,000 breeding adults.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Eventually the Magellanic penguin plods his way into the hearts and minds of the entire school, becoming confidante, emotional support animal, and yes, even teaching assistant (well, kinda) in a school struggling to deal with the implications of the new military regime.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
The inspirational family film hails from Brazil and Argentina where a Magellanic penguin (given the name Dindim) spent months with the fisherman, swam away, but then returned annually for eight years.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2024
In the spring of 2011, a single Magellanic penguin was caught in an oil spill on his way to his summer breeding grounds.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
At Bahía Bustamante, an hour’s drive from Camarones, the eponymous eco lodge has also just opened four new marine lofts in addition to eleven existing cabins not far from a 100,000-strong colony of Magellanic penguins.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023
For 40 years, Boersma has studied a single colony of Magellanic penguins in Argentina’s coastal desert, documenting a decline of about 1 percent a year.
—Catrin Einhorn Thea Traff, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
The area, roughly the size of Maryland, is home to 40% of the global population of the Magellanic penguin.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 16 May 2023
Captain Eo was the last remaining founding member of the zoo’s Magellanic penguin colony.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2022
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Eventually the Magellanic penguin plods his way into the hearts and minds of the entire school, becoming confidante, emotional support animal, and yes, even teaching assistant (well, kinda) in a school struggling to deal with the implications of the new military regime.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
The inspirational family film hails from Brazil and Argentina where a Magellanic penguin (given the name Dindim) spent months with the fisherman, swam away, but then returned annually for eight years.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2024
In the spring of 2011, a single Magellanic penguin was caught in an oil spill on his way to his summer breeding grounds.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
At Bahía Bustamante, an hour’s drive from Camarones, the eponymous eco lodge has also just opened four new marine lofts in addition to eleven existing cabins not far from a 100,000-strong colony of Magellanic penguins.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023
For 40 years, Boersma has studied a single colony of Magellanic penguins in Argentina’s coastal desert, documenting a decline of about 1 percent a year.
—Catrin Einhorn Thea Traff, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
The area, roughly the size of Maryland, is home to 40% of the global population of the Magellanic penguin.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 16 May 2023
Captain Eo was the last remaining founding member of the zoo’s Magellanic penguin colony.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2022
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