The new kids in the Zoo - Portugal

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A few months ago, a few new animals were born at the Lisbon Zoo. And to celebrate that they made some ad cards. This is one of them. It says "Come to see the new kids of the Zoo before they grow up". Sent by leninha.

African Penguin - USA

Published by Charles Productions Inc

From a swap with "ilove2smile" I got this cool postcard from the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey.

"African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Size: 26-27" tall and weighing 4.4 to 11 lbs
Habitat: Found on the south-western coast of Africa on islands between Namibia and South Africa
Fun Fact: They can swim at an average speed of 7km per hour and stay submerged for up 2 minutes"

Animals from Lisbon Oceanarium

The Lisbon Oceanarium (Oceanário de Lisboa in portuguese) is one of my favorite places in Portugal! I've already been there 2 times and I'm sure that more will come... From the Oceanarium store I bought these two cards: one showing the Magellanic penguin and the other showing the big stars, the Alaska sea-otters.

 The first sea-otters were called "Eusébio" and "Amália" in honer of those two Portuguese.
"The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (30 to 100 lb), making them the heaviest members of the weasel family, but among the smallest marine mammals." In Wikipedia

The Magellanic penguin (in Portuguese, Pinguim de Magalhães) "are medium-sized penguins which grow to be 61–76 cm (24–30 in) tall and weigh between 2.7 kg and 6.5 kg (5.9-14.3 lbs). The males are larger than the females, and the weight of both drops while the parents nurture their young.

Adults have black backs and white abdomens." In Wikipedia