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| Adelie Penguin chicks are
eating and growing machines. Hatch weight is around 95 grams. About 50
days later they will be around 3000 grams, 30 times their hatch weight. |
Penguins do not always live
peacefully with each other. Territorial disputes among other issues result
in fights. This penguin has suffered some damage, but will probably recover. |
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| Female Adelie penguins lay
their eggs between 2 and 3 days apart. This chick is about a week old
indicating the egg is not likely to hatch. Either it got cold, was not
fertile, or simply did not develop for some reason. |
All these Adelie Penguins
have chicks in their nests, and have their backs to the wind. The chicks
are too big to lay down on so the parents maintain this posture.
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| A newly hatching Adelie penguin |
16 days old Adelie Penguin |
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| Skua nest with eggs |
Sometimes a pair of mated
skuas, when they don’t have eggs of their own to guard, will hunt
as a team. This Adelie nest in the rocks is a good location. Otherwise,
against two skuas, the parent would be almost helpless in keeping the
skuas from taking an egg. |
