Located
on the Atlantic Ocean, only 120 km from Trelew city, this is the place
where the wonderful spectacle of the Magellanic Penguins can
be observed.
This
is a swimming migratory bird that lives in the southern hemisphere.
It differs from other penguins in the two stripes of black feathers
that it exhibits in the neck and on the chest. This species lives
mainly on the sea coast of Chubut province, forming colonies that
settle in Punta Tombo (the most important), Bahía Camarones and Cabo Dos Bahías.
Thousands
of penguins arrive in early September to nest and stay here
until April (two baby-penguins per couple, 500 baby-penguins
per year approximately). The arrival of the colonies keeps a certain
order. First males go up the coast, and then the females follow them.
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