Sheltered Nest Sites in Guano (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Sheltered Nest Sites in Guano

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Traditionally, Humboldt penguins nest in burrows dug from the chalky deposits of centuries of bird guano. The burrows protect them and their young from predators and the weather.

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Photo by Michael Adkesson

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