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Endangered African Penguin Mouth Open | Spheniscus demersus

Endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) yawning in the warm glow of the afternoon sun. The backward-facing fleshy spines that line the inside of these penguin’s mouths are clearly visible from this angle. These spines serve to secure fish when the penguin is hunting.

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Endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) yawning in the warm glow of the afternoon sun. The backward-facing fleshy spines that line the inside of these penguin’s mouths are clearly visible from this angle. These spines serve to secure fish when the penguin is hunting.