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What You Can See in Patagonia: King Penguins, Pumas and Whales

KING PENGUINS IN SOUTH AMERICA?!

A short from AnimalDex, from Animals in Patagonia: What You Can Spot, Learn, and Collect. Every claim in it comes from that page, which has the full detail and sources.

Published 28 October 2026. AI-narrated, with motion added to some images.

Transcript

  1. 0:00KING PENGUINS IN SOUTH AMERICA?!. Mainland America's only king penguins? They're in Patagonia. Book ahead at Parque Pingüino Rey, Tierra del Fuego.
  2. 0:07Guanaco. Guanacos are guaranteed. Herds of hundreds crowd the grasslands of Patagonia's Torres del Paine.
  3. 0:13Cougar. And something hunts them. Pumas stalk guanacos in broad daylight. Track them around Laguna Amarga.
  4. 0:19Andean Condor. Look up on windy days. Andean condors nest on Paine's cliffs and soar over every Patagonian pass.
  5. 0:25Magellanic Penguin. September to March, Magellanic penguins pack Punta Tombo and Isla Magdalena by the hundreds of thousands.
  6. 0:32Rockhopper Penguin. Want punk penguins? Boat from Puerto Deseado to Isla Pingüino for rockhoppers, October to March.
  7. 0:38Southern Right Whale. And the biggest one needs no boat. June to December, right whales fill Valdés. Watch from El Doradillo beach.

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