Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae)

Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae)

* Family: Spheniscidae,

* Genus: Pygoscelis,

* Species: P. adeliae,

* Class: Aves,

* Order: Sphenisciformes,

* Type: Bird,

* Diet: Carnivore,

* Average life span in the wild: Up to 20 years,

* Size: 27.5 in (70 cm),

* Weight: 8.5 to 12 lbs (4 to 5.5 kg),

* Group name: Colony,

* Nests: Circular mounds made of small stones & pebbles,

* Population: 2.5 million pairs,

** Did you know? Adult Adélie penguins have been observed stealing rocks from their neighbors nests.

*** Adélie penguins live on the Antarctic continent and on many small, surrounding coastal islands. They spend the winter offshore in the seas surrounding the Antarctic pack ice.

More info: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/adelie-penguin/

or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelie_Penguin

or http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/penguins/adelie.shtml

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