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Christina Fara
ENC 1101 M/W
November 30th, 2005
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Fifteen million penguins live in the South Atlantic. A large portion can be found in the Falkland Islands (east of the southern tip of South America ), which contain a certain concentration of Rockhopper penguins and a quarter of the world's Gentoo penguins, with three other breeding species (King, Magellanic, Macaroni). Penguins are among the most popular birds today yet they have been exploited for at least two centuries. Millions were slaughtered for their oil in the late 18th century, and the eggs of all five species have been taken for food since humans first reached the Falklands. Today, the waters surrounding the island are already subject to large scale commercial fisheries. The exploration for oil in the Falkland waters makes the lifestyle of these penguins an urgent priority. Today the coastal breeding sites of these flightless, aquatic birds make the penguins vulnerable to oil pollution, changes in the......

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