Endangered, What's That?
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| Alone against the elements, an emperor penguin chick faces a lifetime of challenges. NOAA photo |
An endangered species is
an animal that is dying out (their total population is decreasing). Penguins
have been endangered for a long time for many reasons. Some reasons make
complete sense, for instance, man-made pollution destroying food sources.
Others are surprising, such as deforestation.
But there are also a lot of ways people are trying to prevent penguins
from becoming extinct.
This is the most endangered penguin species.
What is the Humboldt penguin?
