Adelie (IMAGE)

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Adelie

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Adelie penguins, pictured here, nest earlier than chinstrap and gentoo species. Heavy snow in the spring of 2001-2002 led to flooded nests and accelerated population decline for Adelies.

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Beth Simmons/Palmer LTER via CC by-SA 4.0

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