Mr Greedy, the penguin progenitor of more than 200 chicks, dies aged 33

Mr Greedy, far left with the most spots on his belly, with his colony of African penguins at the Maryland zoo.

2024-09-07  526  中等

“This one bird was incredibly important to the continued existence of African penguins throughout the world,” the Maryland zoo’s bird curator and program leader, Jen Kottyan, said in a statement. Kottyan said Mr Greedy had a hand in siring 230 descendants across five generations, all but staving off extinction for a species that nonetheless faces a real risk of ceasing to exist within the next decade.

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