What is Adelie Penguin?

Penguin Adelie ( pygoscelis adeliae ) is a bird inhabiting the Antarctic coast and nearby islands, especially Ross Island. He has one of the southernmost habitats of all seabirds. Adelie Penguin was appointed French explorer Jules Dumont d'Uville in 1830, after his wife.

PENGUIN ADELIE is one of the three living species of the family pygoscelis , the others are Chinstrap penguin ( pygoscelis adeliae ) and the gentoo penguin ( pygoscelis adeliae

Adelia penguins are among the smaller types of penguins, standing 18 to 30 inches (46 to 75 cm) high and weigh £ 8.6 to £ 12.8 (3.9 to 5.8 kg). Their tails are slightly longer than u jin the kinds of penguins. Penguin Adelie has a stereotypical penguin, with black feathers on the head and back and white feathers on the front. The species also has white rings around the eyes and a red beak, which is usually covered with black feathers.

none of the types of penguins with a brush is currently threatened or endangered, and in 38 colonies more than five million Adelia of penguins live. However, the population of Adelie Penguin has dropped over the last 25 years due to a declining habitat and food sources. Adelie penguins are the prey Sku, a large, flying seafood.

Adelie Penguins behaves just before December, the warmest month of the year in Antarctica. They come on their living feet without ice in October or November and build nests made of stones. Parents alternate incatinemg eggs; While one keeps the eggs warm, the other leaves feed. The penguin diet Adelie during the breeding season consists mainly of krill, silver fish and chObotnice, depending on location. In March, penguins return to the sea with their young people, where they live on sea ice for the rest of the year.