Argentine penguins set free after rehabilitation
COURTESY: MUNDO MARINO
Waddling to freedom
LOCATION: SAN CLEMENTE DEL TUYU, ARGENTINA
These Magellanic penguins are returning to the Atlantic Ocean
after conservationists nurtured them back to health
NAME: SERGIO RODRIGUEZ, HEAD OF MUNDO MARINO FOUNDATION
"We found these animals in a state of malnutrition and dehydration. And in some cases they had an issue with moulting, so the natural replacement of their feathers had been interrupted for various reasons including the lack of nutrients. That means they lacked the feathers to withstand the cold sea waters."
There are up to 3.2 million adult Magellanic penguins
They are named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan
Most are found in Chile and Argentina