Adelie penguins navigate a steep dropoff, to get from their nests down to a rocky beach, in order to go to sea to forage for food.
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25070
Lat/Long: -63.57224, -55.77320 (Coordinates: 63° 34' 20.06" S, 55° 46' 23.52" W)
Altitude: 9.00m
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
Location: Paulet Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica
Image ID: 25070
Lat/Long: -63.57224, -55.77320 (Coordinates: 63° 34' 20.06" S, 55° 46' 23.52" W)
Altitude: 9.00m
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: adeliae, adelie, adelie penguin, animal, animalia, antarctic peninsula, antarctica, aves, bird, brush-tailed penguin, chordata, oceans, paulet island, penguin, pygoscelis, pygoscelis adeliae, sea bird, seabird, southern ocean, spheniscidae, sphenisciformes, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Bird > Penguin > Adelie Penguin
- Location > Oceans > Southern Ocean > Antarctica
- Location > World > Antarctica > Antarctic Peninsula > Paulet Island
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