Adélie Penguins (IMAGE)

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Adélie Penguins

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Adélie parents and chicks on Avian Island along the West Antarctic Peninsula are shown. Note how their krill-rich diet and feces stain the surroundings pink.

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Photo courtesy of Donna Patterson-Fraser.

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