|An Adélie penguin|
(Hombron and Jacquinot, 1841)
The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a penguin that is all black except for a white chest and belly, and a white ring around their eyes. There are about 2.5 million Adélie penguins in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. Adélie penguins travel the furthest to breed because they build their nests from stones and need to find stones. Adélies come ashore to breed in the summer. In the winter, they live on ice that floats off the Antarctic shore.
Chicks and eggs[change | change source]
Adélie parents take turns keeping their chicks warm and fed. While one watches the nest, the other goes into the ocean to catch krill. The penguins carry the krill back to the nest in their stomachs. Then they regurgitate it to feed their chicks.
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References[change | change source]
- Bird J. & Butchart S. (2009). Pygoscelis adeliae. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 8 October 2011.
- Cole, Joanne (2001). Magic School Bus, Penguin Puzzle. United States of America: Scholastic Inc. p. 34. ISBN 0-439-31432-1. Unknown parameter