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Name: Jackass Penguin
Keywords: Jackass, Penguin, Cape Town, Guano, Marine birds, Breeding, Moulting, Simon's Town
Description: Before moulting, penguins will spend up to 35 days at sea, fattening up in preparation. They will then spend 21 days on land, without returning to sea, using those fat reserves while moulting, and once moulting is completed they will spend up to 42 days at sea feeding, to replace their fat reserves.