Die Südwestküste Afrikas, in deren Bereich sich die Mehrzahl der Brutplätze des Brillenpinguins befinden, wird vom Benguelastrom umspült. Es handelt sich dabei um eine mächtige, von Süden kommende Meeresströmung, welche nicht nur sehr kühl, sondern auch ausgesprochen nährstoffreich ist. Im Benguelastrom gedeiht deshalb eine Fülle freischwebender (planktonischer) Organismen. Diese bilden die Lebensgrundlage für eine überaus reiche Fischfauna, welche ihrerseits für fischfangende Tierarten wie den Brillenpinguin einen reichlich gedeckten Tisch darstellen. www.tierlexikon.ch
The African penguin is only found on the Southern African coastline. Nowhere else in the world. Its breeding range extends from Hallam’s Bird Island, off central Namibia, to Bird Island in Algoa Bay. Non-breeding birds disperse from Southern Angola to Kwazulu-Natal, and have even been sighted as far as Mozambique. There are 27 extant breeding colonies, eight islands and one mainland site along the coast of southern Namibia, 10 islands and two mainland sites along the coast of the Western Cape Province (South Africa), and six islands in Algoa Bay (Eastern Cape Province, South Africa). Breeding no longer occurs at 10 localities where it formerly may have occurred. www.penguinpromises.com
The African penguin is only found on the Southern African coastline. Nowhere else in the world. Its breeding range extends from Hallam’s Bird Island, off central Namibia, to Bird Island in Algoa Bay. Non-breeding birds disperse from Southern Angola to Kwazulu-Natal, and have even been sighted as far as Mozambique. There are 27 extant breeding colonies, eight islands and one mainland site along the coast of southern Namibia, 10 islands and two mainland sites along the coast of the Western Cape Province (South Africa), and six islands in Algoa Bay (Eastern Cape Province, South Africa). Breeding no longer occurs at 10 localities where it formerly may have occurred. www.penguinpromises.com
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