Adélie penguin, Graham Passage, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Adélie penguin, Graham Passage, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

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Info. Adélie penguin

This cheerful bird is an Adélie penguin, a common sight this time of year in parts of Antarctica. Breeding season for these penguins begins by October, when they gather in colonies of thousands, coupling off and building nests made of stones.

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