Adélie Penguins (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Adélie Penguins

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The researchers found that the Danger Islands have 751,527 pairs of Adélie penguins--more than the rest of the entire Antarctic Peninsula region combined. They include the third and fourth largest Adélie penguin colonies in the world.

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Michael Polito, © Louisiana State University

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