How about if a penguin makes it from Antarctica to Africa? Would that be to extreme of a change to survive?

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Answer 1

Penguins have lived on Chilean and Peruvian Pacific islands for a very long time.  Darwin documented them in the "Voyage of the Beagle". I strongly doubt that they were introduced by humans.

Recently, hundreds of dead baby penguins floated onto Brazilian beaches. I think their deaths were attributed to starvation - the fishy critters they used to eat seem to have disappeared.

Answer 2

no a penguin that currently lives in antarctica couldnt just up and move to africa and survive. unless it took millions of years and evolved on the way :P

Answer 3

thats kinda too far off

Answer 4

some penguins live in africa anyway, you're just thinking of emperor penguins, but i don't think they would want to to move to africa if theres hardly and fish there

Answer 5

There are penguins off the coast of South Africa. The penguins that live in Antarctica are specially adapted to the cold weather there, the long winters, the types of food they can find, and the avoidance of predators that occur there. They would have to be moved there by people (they'd never make it there themselves). I expect there are some in zoos there though!

Answer 6

Some penguins live in South Africa already.  As that kind of niche is occupied, incursions by penguins adapted for Antarctican conditions are liable to be entirely unsuccessful as well as highly improbable.

Answer 7

He cant make it and will not survive there. Should it happen it will be the end of life on earth.

Answer 8

I pity that poor penguin who was blown away from Antarctica. poor bird. Hopefully,he would find his way home just in time for dinner.