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Size comparation of various species of Kairuku.. Kairuku is one of the most completely known genus of Paleogene penguins. Described species are larger than modern emperor penguin which stood around a meter, [1] K. grebneffi stood 1.28 metres (4.2 ft) tall, [1] and K. waewaeroa is even larger with height up to 1.38 metres (4.5 ft). [3]
Chinstrap penguin. Penguins are birds in the family Spheniscidae in the monotypic order Sphenisciformes. [1] They inhabit high-productivity marine habitats, almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere; the only species to occur north of the Equator is the Galapagos penguin.
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South-east of, and connected with, the wildlife sanctuary is the Khao Sip Ha Chan National Park. South-west of the protection is the Khao Chamao–Khao Wong National Park. The sanctuary is partly covered by lowland evergreen forest, along with dry and moist evergreens, mixed deciduous, deciduous dipterocarp, as well as grassland. [3]
Their efforts were supported by evidence documenting the decline in the penguin population over several decades. From 1969 to 1993, SANCCOB provided sanctuary to an annual average of 200 to 2,000 birds, primarily African penguins. SANCCOB has responded to major oil spills, including the Apollo Sea spill in 1994 and the Treasure spill in 2000 ...
Mussoorie Wildlife Sanctuary also known as Benog Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected area and wildlife sanctuary located about 11 km (6.8 mi) Mussoorie in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. [1] It was declared as a protected area on 2 September 1993.
Auster Rookery is an Emperor penguin rookery on sea-ice, sheltered by grounded icebergs, 5 kilometres (2.7 nmi) east of the Auster Islands, and about 51 kilometres (28 nmi) ENE of Mawson Station in Antarctica. It was discovered in August 1957 by Flying Officer D. Johnston, RAAF, from an ANARE Auster aircraft, after which it was named.
The Halley Bay emperor penguin colony in 1999. Halley Bay was a location on the fast ice on the north-western margin of the Brunt Ice Shelf in Coats Land, Antarctica. The series of British Halley Research Stations were constructed near here and named after the bay. The original ice bay was transitory and no longer exists although other bays in ...