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=Adelie Penguin = =By Christopher and Sara =

Characteristics[[image:Adelie1.jpg width="105" height="133" caption="Adelie ROCKS"]]
They have torpedo-shaped bodies. The Adelies weigh 9-14lbs and are 30 inches tall. They have white rings around there eyes Habitat Adelies live only in Antarctica. Further south then any other penguin. In the Antarctic winter,the Adelie penguins live at sea.

Food/Prey
The Adelie penguin mainly feast on Krill,but also eat fish and squid. When the parents are incubaiting the egg they switch off on eating. The main oceanic preadator is the lepord seal and killer whale.

Babies[[image:Adelie3.jpg caption="AW! how cute!"]]
Two greenish-white eggs are usually layed in late november. Both of the parents take turns caring for the egg.Hatching occurs in 35 days.

Other Interesting Facts
When the Adelie chicks are born they know how to swim. An Adelie penguin can live up to be 20 years old. The Adelie penguins greet each other by touching beaks.

Future
The future for these animals does not look good because the polar ice caps are melting. Populations of Adelie penguins have droped by 65% over the past 20 years.This is because of reduction of sea ice media type="file" key="Chris P-penguin.MOV"media type="file" key="Sara-penguin.MOV" align="right"