The Galapagos penguin is the only penguin that live North of the Equator in the islands of Isabela and Fernandina, its survival is due to the cool waters of the Humboldt and Cromwell currents. The Galapagos penguins height average is about 21 inches, and its weight average is 4 to 6 pounds what it makes then one of the smallest in the penguin species. Physically the Galapagos penguins has less body fat, and less feathers that other penguins; they have bare patches of skin around their eyes and at the base of the bill, and they don't have feathers on their legs; moreover, they have a characteristic white band similar to a horseshoe shape around their belly. The Galapagos penguins feed from small fishes, their life spam is between 15 to 20 years, and their global [population is around 1,200 individuals. The Niño events have caused high percentage of mortalities through the years bringing decline on the prey species and minimizing the breeding success of the Galapagos penguins. Humans brought diseases to the Galapagos like the Avian Malaria that have been the cause for the endemic of many bird species, and that can be the cause for the end of the Galapagos penguin as well. The Galapagos penguins are an Endemic species who are extremely vulnerable; therefore they need help in order to survive and continue with their place in the natural food chain.