Black Penguin Discovered

Wednesday 10th March 2010 - 16:35:09

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."

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."