The Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands, with some migrating to Brazil where they are occasionally seen as far north as Rio de Janeiro. It is the most numerous of the Spheniscus penguins. Its nearest relatives are the African, the Humboldt penguin and the Galápagos penguins. The Magellanic penguin was named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who spotted the birds in 1520. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.
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YAY! My Penguin card arrived at last! I thought it was lost as I sent
home two cards from Ushuaia and the other card arrived two weeks earlier.
The first card was of People and for my second card I chose Penguins, if you realised by
now, both are locals of the region ;) Unfortunately I couldn't get different stamps as
the Post Office was closed on the weekend but at least I didn't get charged extra when
buying stamps from the souvenir shop.
Sent: 20 January 2016 Received: 17 March 2016 Travelled: 57 days
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