Eva the Penguin
About Me
Born on: 5th July 1999
I live: In the Penguin enclosure
My favourite food: Fish
Hobbies: I like swimming and splashing with the other penguins in my pool
In the wild
Scientific name: Spheniscus humboldti
Status: Classified as Vulnerable (2008)
Distribution: South Africa
As with all penguins, the Humboldt’s are both flightless and aquatic. Unlike other birds, penguins have solid, heavy bones. They have a modified bone structure in their wings allowing them to ‘fly’ under the water. They use their tails and webbed feet as rudders.
Penguins are highly social birds and have a well developed system of communication, both visual and vocal. Individual calls are distinguishable, enabling partners to recognise each other and their chicks in the midst of the colony. The Humboldt has 3 main calls – a contact call, a display call and a threat call.
Threats to penguins in the wild include; egg collecting, disturbance, habitat destruction, predation and pollution.
All for £25.00
"Go Wild" adoptions are for 0-16 year olds, and include all this:
- A special Adoption Certificate
- A car sticker
- A photo of me... lucky you!
- Complimentary child admission ticket
- Animal fact sheet, so you'll know all about us
- A nice Presentation folder to keep it all in
- Access to the online Adopters Zone
- Invite to exclusive Adopters weekend
Are you a grown up? See our General Adoption Scheme.