Penguins waddle onto Argentine coast

Like so many drenched and slightly tipsy waiters, great waves of penguins have begun to arrive at their breeding grounds along the Patagonian coast of Argentina, reports the daily Clarin. The sturdy birds make the annual odyssey from feeding areas off the coast of Brazil.

The reserve of Punta Tombo is said to be home to the world’s largest colony of Magellan penguins, hosting as many as 1 million after the chicks are born in November and December. Visitors can wander on marked paths amid the nesting birds, but care must be taken in the parking lot: The penguins scamper about freely.

Argentine authorities have set up a webcam

Posted by Andrés D’Alessandro and Patrick J. McDonnell in Buenos Aires.