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Humboldt penguin swimming at Jurong Bird Park Royalty Free Stock Photo

Humboldt penguin swimming at Jurong Bird Park

The Humboldt penguin or Spheniscus humboldti is a South American penguin. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in both are named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN with no population recovery plan in place. The Humboldt penguin has become a focus of ecotourism over the last decades.