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General Tips: Adelie Penguins
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  • Written by MikeAtSea on Feb 2, 2007
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    • Favorite Thing: Adelie penguins are the smallest of the penguins living on the Antarctica continent. They are about 70 cm tall and weigh about 4 kilogram. These penguins nest and breed on the rocky, ice-free beaches in large colonies of ten thousands of birds. There are over 2.5 million breeding pairs living in the Antarctica region.


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    General Tips: Gentoo Penguins
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    • Favorite Thing: Gentoo Penguins have a wide white stripe that goes across their the tops of their heads from one eye to the other. They have a very bright orange beak. Their nests are made on the rocky shores. They prefer the inland grasslands for nest building. They carry and pile stones, pebbles, grass, sticks, and anything they can find to make a circle.


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    General Tips: Chinstrap Penguins
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    • Favorite Thing: Chinstrap Penguins are the most numerous penguins in the world. It is estimated there are 12 to 13 million located on the barren islands of the sub-Antarctic Region and the Antarctic Peninsula. These penguins live and breed in large colonies. They got their name from the thin curved line of black feathers running under the chin. They stand about 72 cm tall and weigh about 3.5 to 5 kg.


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    General Tips: King Penguin
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    • Favorite Thing: King Penguin is the second largest penguin. It is sometimes confused with the larger Emperor penguin. The King penguin lives on islands far to the north of the Antarctic continent where the Emperor penguin lives. The King Penguin has orange ear patches that are a closed tear-drop shape; while the Emperor penguin has a yellow open ear patch shape. Adults are 90 cm tall and weigh about 15-16 kg. They are found on many sub-Antarctic islands.


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    General Tips: Rockhopper Penguins
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    • Favorite Thing: Rockhoppers are part of a family of penguins called the crested penguins because of the brightly colored feathers on their heads. Rockhoppers live on most of the islands in the Antarctic region. There are major colonies on the Falkland Islands. It is estimated that there are over 3 million breeding pairs.


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    General Tips: Magellanic Penguins
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    • Favorite Thing: Magellanic Penguins are the largest of the warm-weather penguins. This penguin was named after Ferdinand Magellan who first saw them in 1519 on his first voyage around the tip of South America. They have a wide black strip under their chin and another is in the shape of an upside down horseshoe on their stomachs.


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    General Tips: Elephant Seals
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    • Favorite Thing: Elephant Seals are the largest animals that one can find in Antarctica. It is an amazing sight to see these lazy animals lay on the beach or move the hundreds of kilograms of blubber into the sea. An amazing fact is that those seals can dive up to 1700 meters deep!!


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    abi_maha Mon Aug 10, 2009 05:21 UTC
     WOW!! This is so fantastic- tabular icebergs, penguin kindergarten, paradise bays, stations....to good! :) Am not sure I will ever get to visit antartica, but sure am glad I got to read your page!    		jusdenise93 Sun Jul 19, 2009 17:41 UTC
     Great page on Antarctica! I really want to go down there someday, and see those ice bergs mysef. :) Someday.. -Denise
    Sharrie Sat May 30, 2009 03:17 UTC
     You did it, you had the fun of your life & it's definitely most memorable of all trips... that's what counts in life! It's a place I'd go back without hesitation again, ahem, as long as someone else is picking up the bills!!! :-)    		SONG Mon Nov 10, 2008 03:42 UTC
     I had friends who took the antarctica trip and I spent HOURS devouring their albums. I am awe-struck with their and your bravery. Thanks for sharing.
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