A jackass, or African, penguin on a 1998 South African stamp. This species is native to a small number of islands off South Africa and Namibia, including the Penguin Islands (named after them) off Namibia. When that country gained independence in 1990, South Africa initially retained control of the Penguin Islands: they were transferred to Namibia four years later.
A jackass, or African, penguin on a 1998 South African stamp. This species is native to a small number of islands off South Africa and Namibia, including the Penguin Islands (named after them) off Namibia. When that country gained independence in 1990, South Africa initially retained control of the Penguin Islands: they were transferred to Namibia four years later.
Never heard of that kind of Penguin before. Thanks for edumacating me @michaelcayley!!!
Wonder if that Penguin has any relationship to khj??? smiley-face-whistle-2
The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin at 70 to 100 cm tall and weighs 11 to 16 kg (24 to 35 lb). In size it is second only to the emperor penguin. King penguins eat small fish, mainly lanternfish, and squid. On foraging trips they repeatedly dive to over 100 metres (330 ft), and have been recorded at depths greater than 300 metres (980 ft). King penguins breed on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region.
An African or jackass penguin on a 1993 South African stamp. (I leave it to khj whether to get his own back on kacyds for his remarks above. A jackass penguin duel may be called for.)
1972 was the bicentenary of the discovery of part of what are now the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, and this stamp commemorates the occasion. Both the Crozet and the Kerguelen Islands are in the southern Indian ocean. The Crozet islands are named after the second-in-command of a 1772 expedition, who claimed them for France; they are a nature reserve. The Kerguelen Islands are named after Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, who is regarded as the first official discoverer even though they appear under another name on a 1754 map. On both sets of islands there are permanent scientific bases.
Emperor penguins on 1956 stamps from the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. The largest penguin species, they are up to 4 foot high. They trek up to 75 miles to breed in vast colonies.
Rockhopper penguins on a 1956 stamp from the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. They are one of the smallest penguin species, no more than about 20 inches high when full-grown.
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