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Left Plum
BLACK-FOOTED PENGUIN
Age: 26 years
Height: About 18 inches
Weight: 7 pounds
Born: Baltimore Zoo in Maryland
In the wild: They swim along the shores of southern Africa. They are threatened because people hunt them, take their eggs or destroy areas where they live.
Family: Mothers lay 2 eggs. After chicks hatch, parents feed them chopped-up fish.
Food: In the wild, fish, crabs and squid. At the zoo, fish.
Fun fact: Left Plum's name comes from the identification tag on his left wing.
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