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I went to Punta Arenas, at 150,000 inhabitants, the largest city in southern Patagonia. It's located on the Straight of Magellan. I went to a small island in the middle of the straight that is inhabited by tens of thousands of Magellanic Penguins. Pretty cool. Unfortunately, my camera started acting up, so some of these pictures are blurry :-(

	The small, low island looks pretty barren upon approach... click here to enlarge

	Until you get a little closer and you can see that it is packed with penguins! click here to enlarge

	Our boat has landed! click here to enlarge.

	These penguins live in burrows all over the island. click here to enlarge

	You can wander around and get right up close to them. They are not very afraid of humans. click here to enlarge

	You never get lonely when you're a penguin. click here to enlarge

	Homes are still affordable, too. click here to enlarge

	Click here to view a movie of penguins walking.

	Click here to view a movie of a penguin "calling." The other name for this penguin isn't "Jackass Penguin" for nothing.

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