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=Chinstrap Penguins = = =

Characteristics
The chinstrap penguins stand about 28 inches tall.They weigh 9 to 14 pounds. The Chinstrap penguin got it's name from the thin black line of feathers that is located on ( or under) it's chin.

Habitat
They often live on large iceberges on the open ocean in the Antartic Reigon and the Antartic Peninsula. They live and breed in large colonies.Some of the Chinstrap penguins are located on the barren islands.

Food
They feed on fish, shrimp, and krill.They way the babies eat is their parents regurgutate their food.They take turns getting food.

Predators
The predators of the Chinstrap penguins are the Leapord seal.The predators of the eggs and chicks are the sheathbills and the brown skua.

The Chinstrap Penguins have a population of 13 millon.Sometimes they are called Stone Craker Penguins.the reson they are called Chinstrap Penguins is they have a thin black line under ( on) their chin.

Future
If global warming is occuring, it will destroy the Chinstrap Penguin's habbitat.

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