Gentoo penguin on Cuverville Island, Antarctica
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Gentoo penguin on Cuverville Island, Antarctica
Behind the emperor and king penguins stands the gentoo, third-largest of all penguin species. But don’t sell gentoo penguins short - they can grow to be nearly three feet tall. Let the image of a three-foot-tall penguin sink in and then consider that it’s Penguin Awareness Day. How to celebrate? You just did. Penguin Awareness Day encourages us all to learn about these tuxedo-sporting birds, important members of the ecosystem that stretches from the waters of the Antarctic to the Galápagos Islands.
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