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Chinstrap Penguin

Pygoscelis antarcticus

Photo by Debbie8
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-62.58, -60.39

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Notes:

This was on my recent vacation. I was in the Pacific Ocean heading from Punta Arenas Chile to Antarctica. These were taken as we were near Deception Island, Antarctica.

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Smith Zoo
Fantastic series Debbie! Happy World Penguin Day 2013!
KarenL
World Penguin Day fun fact! Although flightless in the tradition sense, penguins “fly” underwater at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour! When they are being chased by a potential predator such as a hungry sea lion, they will head for the surface and launch themselves up and out of the water at such high speed they can sometimes propelled themselves as high as three meters up into the air! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152764869705603&set=a.10152575329380603.958289.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/327505384518586369
HemaShah
Middle of the ocean!! Which Ocean is this?

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