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Peru - Ballestas Islands
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Humboldt Penguins breed on the Ballestas
Islands just off the coast of Paracas. This penguin depends on
a plentiful supply of small fish in the cold Humboldt Current. It is
a species at risk due to declining populations. 31 October 2013. |
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Viewing seabirds and
sea lions from an open boat at the Ballestas Islands. |
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These islands provide
critical breeding habitat for sea lions and tens of thousands of
seabirds. |
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A very large male
sea lion with female on the Ballestas Islands. 31 October 2013. |
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Inca Terns breed on the Ballestas
Islands and feed on small fish in the Humboldt Current. |
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Peruvian Booby at
Paracas Beach |
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Peruvian Pelicans on
the Ballestas Islands |
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Red-legged Cormorant
is the rarest of the three cormorants breeding on the Ballestas
Islands. |
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Guanay Cormorants on
the Ballestas Islands. |
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