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The Effects of the Environment on the Jackass Penguin

Future. When one hears that word, one thinks of towering skyscrapers piercing the clouds, swift hovercrafts emitting beeping noises, and servile robots on wheels. But a thought that is not popular amongst human minds is what the future holds in store for animals, much less jackass penguins. The purpose of this paper is to inform you of the possible adaptations that the jackass penguin could evolve in the future. As you will see, the environment is a major component in evolution. Let us take a journey into the year 2079 . . .


The jackass penguin used to live off the coast of South Africa. It did not live on the mainland because of the dangers of predators. Because of global warming, the polar ice caps melted (as we all know) and caused many of the islands to be covered by the rising ocean levels. This left only the larger islands protruding from the ascendi...

Posted by: Andres Cisneros

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