On Saturday the 9th of Jan 2010 a small group of 4No Adélie Penguins made the 12km trip from the coast to come visit us up on base. The Adélie Penguin is a species of penguin common along the entire Antarctic coast. They are among the most southerly distributed of all seabirds, along with the Emperor Penguin, South Polar Skua, Wilson's Storm Petrel, Snow Petrel, and Antarctic Petrel. In 1830, French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville named them for his wife, Adélie. There are 38 colonies of Adélie penguins, and there are over 5 million Adélies in the Ross Sea region.The Adélie is highly social, foraging and nesting in groups. They are also very aggressive to other penguins that steal stones from their nest.
These penguins are mid-sized, being 46 to 75 cm (18 to 30 in) in length and 3.9 to 5.8 kg (8.6 to 12.8 lbs) in weight. Distinctive marks are the white ring surrounding the eye and the feathers at the base of the bill. Very simple in look and they look almost half finnished.
The tail is a little longer than other penguins' tails, with short stumpy wings that flap out to give them balance when they run and these little critters cant half run as well as slide. Hope you liked these short little video clips Phil :-)
These penguins are mid-sized, being 46 to 75 cm (18 to 30 in) in length and 3.9 to 5.8 kg (8.6 to 12.8 lbs) in weight. Distinctive marks are the white ring surrounding the eye and the feathers at the base of the bill. Very simple in look and they look almost half finnished.
The tail is a little longer than other penguins' tails, with short stumpy wings that flap out to give them balance when they run and these little critters cant half run as well as slide. Hope you liked these short little video clips Phil :-)
