The closest relatives of the African Penguins are the Humboldt and Magellanic penguins found in southern South America and the GalÃ pagos Penguin found in the Pacific Ocean near the equator . The closest relatives of the African Penguins are the Humboldt Penguin and Magellanic Penguins found in southern South America and the GalÃ pagos Penguin found in the Pacific Ocean near the equator .