Black Penguin Discovered

10 March 2010

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The penguin - which is believed to be suffering from a condition called melanism - was spotted on Fortuna Bay, a sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia by Andrew Evans, a traveller.

He said: "We were all fascinated by his presence and wished him the best for the coming winter season."

We were all fascinated by his presence and wished him the best for the coming winter season.

Dr. Allan Baker, a biology expert from the University of Toronto said the black penguin was a fascinating discovery.

He said: "I've never ever seen that before. It's a one in a zillion kind of mutation somewhere. The animal has lost control of its pigmentation patterns. Presumably it's some kind of mutation."

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