AllenPenguinGentoo

Gentoo Penguins by Sydney, Jason, and Rithik


 * "Penguin Home" || "Adelie" || "African" || "Chinstrap" || "Gentoo" || "King" || "Macaroni" || "Rockhopper" ||  ||

 Research Links
 [|Kid Zone- Gentoo] [|Cool Antarctica] [|Penguins Around the World- Gentoo] [|Penguin World] [|Gentoo Penguin Conservation]   



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Characteristics
The Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) is about 3 feet tall and weighs about 13 pounds. Gentoo penguins are easily identifiable by the wide white stripe what goes across the top of their head and looks like a bonnet. It runs from one eye to the other and they have a very bright orange beak. They are one of the most laid back penguins.  || ||
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Habitat
Gentoo penguins live on many of the islands of the Antarctica.The main colony lives on the falklands islands.They live inlarge and noisy colonies.Their nests are made on rocky shores and made out of rocks and sticks. || ||
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Food and Prey
Their deit is krill and some small fish They will eat a little bit of squid. They make up to 450 dives a day for food.Penguins can go down 350 feet in the ocean to catch food.At sea the predators are seal lions, || ||
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Babies
When baby penguins are born, they look bigger than their mom and dad because they have thick down. They stay in their nest for 30 days. Both parents feed the babies. After about 80 to 100 days, the chick grows their adult feathers and they go on their own. || ||
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Other Interesting Facts
They grow 20 inches tall.Their population is 300,000 pairs. Their weight is 12 pounds. Their nest is made out of stones,pebles,and grass. || ||
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Future
Gentoo populations have sufferd over the last century due to over fishing by humans. It appers to be stabilizing recently due to increased conservation efforts. ||  ||
 * [|Gentoo video] ||  ||