The Plight of the Desert Penguin: Caught Between Extraction and El Niño
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From the edge of a cliff in southern Peru, I watched as three Humboldt penguins made their way from their nests down a steep rocky slope, slipping at times, stopping and then starting again, tentatively navigating around sunbathing sea lions until they arrived, an hour later, on a precipice overlooking crashing waves, where they finally belly flopped into the water.
Penguins skirting sea lions. Photo: John Yunker, used with permission.
That hour was more exciting than any hour of television, the
Penguins skirting sea lions. Photo: John Yunker, used with permission.
That hour was more exciting than any hour of television, the
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