Yup I knew that were JackAss Penguins. I would like to babysit penguins. I love penguins and I want to work as a penguin bioligist or something like that.
I remember in a book an explorer said, "They are black and White Birds who can not fly but swim, and they bray like asses(donkeys)".
lol one of them sounds like it is either having an asthma attack, trying to scream loudly but can't or is coughing badly. baby penguins= very cute :-)
The purpose of use babysitting them is to have them imprint on humans. They are zoo raised and won't be released into the wild, but instead sent to other zoos with breeding programs. This is not a program because megellatic penguins aren't endangered.
There are no emperor penguins because it's expensive/don't have the facilities to support freezing cold temperatures. Magellatics are warm water penguins, thus are fine with SF weather
Still, I remember reading that the smaller the penguin, the hotter the temperatures it can tolerate, and these seem rather similar in size to the Adelie Penguins (which spend a good amount of time on Antarctica) so global warming could pose a problem for these ones (it certain poses a problem for Emperors!).
The reason for imprinting on humans is so they can be sexually aroused by them and thus able to contribute to the process of artificial insemination, right?
Actually the human imprinting is to make the penguins more easily handled during feeding and medical checkups and everything else I think. At the SF Zoo the penguins are hand feed and checked and recorded on how much they eat and what supplements they need. It would be very difficult to feed them like this if they are scared of the zookeepers.
As for breeding, i know none, but I believe they breed naturally and are not pressured to breed neither. There are breeding pairs who stay with each other their whole lives and we also have singles too.
hey, are you in the talk on the wild side program? You sound like stephanie!
funontheceiling 3 years ago
But if the penguins got out, you could keep them as pets!
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...oh wait; there are laws against that. ._.,
dave55811 4 years ago
to cute
wertyou567 4 years ago
ive been there
wertyou567 4 years ago
ahhhhhh theyre cute
fleuryrox29 4 years ago
way cute. But i can see why they're called jackass penguins
bihottie26 4 years ago
I think it's because they keep braying like donkeys (jackasses). But I think their name was recently changed to "African Penguin".
crazydave55811 4 years ago
They are also called Magellatic Penguins.
sekisetsuryou 4 years ago
Oh. Shows what I know. xD
crazydave55811 4 years ago
no dude, magellanics and african-black-footed penguins are 2 different types
TheSilentPenguin12 2 years ago
penguins r so awsome
skater14chick 4 years ago
Jackass Penguin babies are adorable. But damnation they're noisy! >.<
crazydave55811 4 years ago
Yup I knew that were JackAss Penguins. I would like to babysit penguins. I love penguins and I want to work as a penguin bioligist or something like that.
I remember in a book an explorer said, "They are black and White Birds who can not fly but swim, and they bray like asses(donkeys)".
Penguingirl1200 4 years ago
Omg... That is too cute... I want to be able to babysit penguins!
MysticExile111 4 years ago
I'm envious. You get to be with baby penguins. T-T
crazydave55811 4 years ago
LOL Jack ass penguins. i agree with u brigadiergenerallbui
FeatherDiamondz 5 years ago
SOO CUTE!
lizzykai 5 years ago
lol one of them sounds like it is either having an asthma attack, trying to scream loudly but can't or is coughing badly. baby penguins= very cute :-)
brigadiergeneralbui 5 years ago
XDD lol. Well they are magellatic penguins, who are also called jackass penguins (because they sound like donkeys)
sekisetsuryou 5 years ago
Did those penguin babies imprint on humans? If so, how will they cope with that when they are released in the wild?
And why no Emperor Penguins there?
Mazryonh 5 years ago
The purpose of use babysitting them is to have them imprint on humans. They are zoo raised and won't be released into the wild, but instead sent to other zoos with breeding programs. This is not a program because megellatic penguins aren't endangered.
There are no emperor penguins because it's expensive/don't have the facilities to support freezing cold temperatures. Magellatics are warm water penguins, thus are fine with SF weather
sekisetsuryou 5 years ago
Still, I remember reading that the smaller the penguin, the hotter the temperatures it can tolerate, and these seem rather similar in size to the Adelie Penguins (which spend a good amount of time on Antarctica) so global warming could pose a problem for these ones (it certain poses a problem for Emperors!).
The reason for imprinting on humans is so they can be sexually aroused by them and thus able to contribute to the process of artificial insemination, right?
Mazryonh 5 years ago
Actually the human imprinting is to make the penguins more easily handled during feeding and medical checkups and everything else I think. At the SF Zoo the penguins are hand feed and checked and recorded on how much they eat and what supplements they need. It would be very difficult to feed them like this if they are scared of the zookeepers.
sekisetsuryou 5 years ago
As for breeding, i know none, but I believe they breed naturally and are not pressured to breed neither. There are breeding pairs who stay with each other their whole lives and we also have singles too.
sekisetsuryou 5 years ago