Captain EO was the last of the founding members of the zoo's Magellanic colony and was one of the oldest penguins under human care. He lived an estimated 10 to 20 years past his normal life expectancy.
Six Magellanic penguin chicks that hatched in May graduated from 'fish school.' In the San Francisco Zoo's annual celebration, March of the Penguins, the animals waddled their way to their new home on Penguin Island.
Captain EO was named for a 1980s Michael Jackson short film that was a Disneyland attraction and he was the last remaining founding member of the zoo's Magellanic penguin colony. Magellanic penguin are native to South America. They can grow more than 2 feet tall and weight as much as 14 pounds . Captain EO arrived at the zoo in 1984 when 52 wild Magellanic penguins were brought in to found a colony on Penguin Island, a habitat that includes a large outdoor pool along with burrows and rocky landscapes to mimic their native habitat, the zoo said.
Captain EO's legacy lives on through his 26 offspring, 31 grandchildren and eight great grand children.
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