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The African Penguin grows to 68–70 cm tall and weigh between 2 and 5 kg. Their black markings on the chest is unique to each penguin, like our fingerprints. They have pink glands above their eyes. The hotter the penguin gets, the more blood is sent to these glands so it may be cooled by the surrounding air, thus making the glands more pink. The males are larger than the females and have larger beaks. Because of their donkey-like braying call they were previously named the Jackass Penguin.

On a recent trip to the Western Cape I stopped by Betty’s Bay to see one of the colonies living there.

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