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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.


Click below to listen to zookeeper Jennifer Griswold tell you more about Left Plum.


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