Chinstrap+Penguin+2012

=Characteristic:=

=Habitat:=

[[image:chinstrap2.jpg width="80" height="72" align="right"]]
= Food: =

They feed on krill and small fish.


=Predators:=

The predators of an adult Chinstrap penguins == are the leopard seal,birds such as sheath bills,and sharks.

=Babies:= Their eggs hatch after about 15 to 33 days or so.

=Other interesting facts:=

Chinstrap penguins are the most common penguins with a population of about 13 million or so.They are most likely to fight other penguins.

=Future for these animals:= Melting sea ice is destroying precocious nesting grounds where they raise their young,while over-fishing is making food increasingly scarce according to the report.