Watch Magellanic penguins gathering to breed on Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
Learn about Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on the coast of southern Argentina.
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NARRATOR: Along Argentina's southern coast, on Valdés Peninsula, the Magellan penguins breed.
These flightless birds are named after the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, the first European to sail around South America through the strait that also bears his name.
These flightless birds are named after the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, the first European to sail around South America through the strait that also bears his name.