Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) regurgitating food to feed its chick (right). Food will include krill and fish. The breeding season is from spring to autumn with a clutch of two eggs. The first egg and chick is larger,and usually the only one that survives. Both parents will feed the chick for 3- 4 months. This penguin stands 50-70 centimetres tall and weighs 5-6 kilograms. It hunts for fish and krill in the day,remaining near the colony island. It is the least abundant of the penguins and is found on subantarctic islands and around the Antarctic. Photographed on Bird Island,South Georgia,southern Atlantic Ocean | |
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