Mr Greedy, the penguin progenitor of more than 200 chicks, dies aged 33

Mr Greedy, far left with the most spots on his belly, with his colony of African penguins at the Maryland zoo. Photograph: Courtesy of the Maryland zoo

A zoo in Baltimore is mourning the death of an African penguin that helped save his kind from extinction by leaving behind more than 200 descendants while living far longer than expected.

The remarkable creature in question is Mr Greedy, who was euthanized because of health problems related to his age: 33, or well past African penguins’ 18-year median life expectancy, said an announcement from his home, the Maryland zoo.