Gentoo+Penguins

=__**Gentoo Penguins**__ By: Alex B. Moss and Kennedy M. Ryman=

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//Characteristics // The Gentoo Penguin is three feet tall and it has a white stripe over its head it runs from one eye to the other. The Gentoo Penguin has a reddish orange bill. //Habitat // Gentoo penguins live in the Antarctic region but the main colony is on the Falklands. //Food // The Gentoo Penguins eat mostly krill,small fish, squid,and crustaceans. //Babies // Gentoo penguins have two litters and after 80 to 100 days the chicks grow there own adult feathers and they are on there own. //Future // If more tourists come to their breeding site it will be destroyed! Other interesting facts The Gentoo penguin is very protective of its chick and it has a loud sound it makes when a bird is attacking its chick. The Gentoo Penguin is the latest member of the stiff tailed family. //Nests // Gentoo penguins nest's are made of rocky shores. They prefer an island with grass for there nest building. //Eggs // <span style="color: #3acbba; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The parents both tend to the egg.The Gentoo egg will hatch in 34 to 36 days. <span style="color: #3acbba; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Matting season is March to December. //<span style="color: #3acbba; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Funny facts // <span style="color: #3acbba; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Gentoo penguins build nests so far away so they don't peck at each other.media type="file" key="Kennedy-final.MOV" width="300" height="300"media type="file" key="Alex.MOV" width="300" height="300" align="right"