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Penguin Life
Adélie penguins
Penguins don’t like to go into the water alone. They wait at the edge for a group to form and then go in together.
Penguin tracks
Adélie penguin tracks in the snow. Notice the track of the tail as the penguin waddles along.
Mated Pair
Each mated pair have a unique song they use to recognise each other and locate each other in a large colony.
Territory dispute
A penguin’s nest site is his territory. When other penguins get too close or try to claim the site, there can be a fight.
Too close
These penguins nests are too close to each other. If they can reach each other without leaving the nest they will attack.
Penguin Family
Returning adults reaffirm the pair bond by singing their unique greeting. They will soon trade place on the nest.
Adélie penguin
Head feathers standing up like this means this penguins is ready for action. Watch out!
Summer storms
This penguin sat still during a snow storm and allowed the snow to build up around him.
Summer storm
This penguin is on small chicks and allowed falling snow to build up around him. Adults can climb out of the hole, chicks can not.
Summer storms
If the snow fall is light, the penguins can manage. All these penguins are on nests with eggs or small chicks.
Summer storm
Notice how this penguin protects her small chick from the storm. Her back is to the wind.
South polar skua
These aggressive birds live near the penguin colony and predate the eggs and small chicks.
Adélie penguin chick
Two month old chick loosing his warm fluffy chick feathers and growing warm and dry adult feathers.
Adélie chick
First sign of molting. Notice the adult feathers beginning to grow on this 6 week old chick.
Adélie chicks
These four-five week old chicks are too big for the nest. They form a crech to stay warm and protect from skuas.
Chick chase
Adélie chicks will chase any adult coming from the ocean begging for food. Adults only feed theri own.
Nesting group
Notice the distance between nests. Close enough to help defind off skuas, far enough to not reach their neighbors.
Antarctic Wildlife
Crabeater seal on an ice floe
This seal does not bother the penguins, but does compete for the same food, krill and small fish.
Penguin Adaptations to Antarctica
Feathers
Top of wing. Notice how many, and how small the feathers are. Compare this to a bird that flys through the air.
Legs
Adélie penguin. Notice how short the legs appear to be. Most of their legs are inside their body to keep warm.
Fun Penguin Pictures
An Adélie and Emperor penguin discssing the day.
Emperor penguins usually do not come onto land, but this one decided to visit the Adélie colony.
Penguin nest
Nests are made of rocks because that is all there is in Antarctica. This is a very large nest.
Adélie penguin swimming.
Notice the penguin has his mouth open. These birds are air breathers just like us.
Adélie penguin tracks in the snow
Fresh snow makes it easy for penguins to toboggon on their bellies. Much faster than walking.
Adélie penguin
Adélie penguins can raise their head feather like parrots. This one is showing disturbance.
Emperor and Adélie penguin
An Adélie penguin escorting an Emperor away from his nesting area. Emperors rarely come onto land.
Adélie penguin
Notice how pink his under-wings are. This bird has just come from the ocean where his wings were working hard to swim.