Natural History
Adélie penguin
The Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent. It is the most widespread penguin species in the Antarctic, and, along with the emperor penguin, is the most southerly distributed of all penguins. It is named after Adélie Land, in turn, named for Adèle Dumont d'Urville, who was married to French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, who first discovered this penguin in 1840. Adélie penguins obtain their food by both predation and foraging, with a diet of mainly krill and fish.
Also on this shelf
Arabian red fox.
Amani Nature Reserve.
See also
- ▸Emperor penguin
- ▸History of Indian influence on Southeast Asia
- ▸Dietary biology of the golden eagle
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