African Penguin
The African penguin (or Spheniscus demersus) is a flightless bird that inhabits the coastline and islands of South Africa and Namibia.
The African penguin has a black back and flippers, black feet and a black face ‘mask’ with white surround. It also has a white torso with a black strap across the upper chest. The eyes of the African penguin are surrounded by pink patches which are used in thermoregulation. Each penguin has a unique pattern of black spots on its chest.
African penguins are 60cm to 68cm tall and weigh between 2.2kg and 3.5kg. Males are slightly larger than females and have a longer beak.
Spheniscus demersus
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Dislikes rain and snow.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Sand | 20% | 100% |
| Soil | 0% | 50% |
| Rock | 10% | 100% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Barriers with resistance grade 2 or higher 14
- 1-Way Glass grade 2 · $1
- Chain Link grade 2 · $1 · climbable
- Corrugated grade 2 · $1
- Rope Netting grade 2 · $2 · climbable
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Wire Netting grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Wood Logs grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 1 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 7
- Curio Ball Toy · score 150 · $200
- Submarine Buoy Toy · score 50 · $150
- Water Hoop Toy · score 100 · $100
- Platform Floats Toy · score 150 · $200
- Sprinkler Toy · score 100 · $100
- Bubble Blower - Airstone Toy · score 100 · $100
- Tennis Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
Enrichment target: toys 150 + 0.75 per additional adult; feeders 2.5 + 0.5 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Small Whole Fish + Squid
- Food / drink amount
- 3 / 2.5
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $83.75 / $113.25 / $113.25
- Feeders
- Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Block of Frozen Fish, Aquatic Feeder - Fish, Bamboo Feeder
- Lifespan
- 10–30 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 5 yr / 6 yr / 8 yr / 14 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0 yr / 1 yr
- Litter
- 1–1
- Fertility
- 0.4
- Mating system
- Monogamous
- Breeds in
- Spring
- Dominance
- None
- Wild population
- 19,800
- Guests flee if it escapes
- No
African penguins are social animals and when not foraging at sea, they live in extremely large colonies of many thousands of mated pairs.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Spheniscus demersus
- Class
- Aves
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- Biome
- Open Sea, Grassland
- Continent
- Africa
- Content
- Base game