#pygoscelis

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A Big Yawn by mharoldsewell Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)

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A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) nests on the Falkland Islands

by Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith

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Chinstrap Penguin

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[2377/11080] Chinstrap penguin - Pygoscelis antarcticus

Order: Sphenisciformes (penguins) Family: Spheniscidae Genus: Pygoscelis (brush-tailed penguins)

Photo credit: David Howe & Rosanne Dawson via Macaulay Library

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Leopard Seal & Adelie Penguin | tbjwildlife

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Unsure as to how tumblr is and how it works. Here are some penguins.

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Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua), family Spheniscidae, Antarctica

photograph by Jens Wikström

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Gentoo penguins like to hunt for fish, krill, and squid! Learn more amazing facts about the Gentoo penguin in this video from National Geographic Kids.

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Antarctica, Adelie & Gentoo. 3 Pygoscelidae species in painted bronze edition at CosmoCaixa Barcelona. #pygoscelis #gentoo #antarctica #chinstrap #papua #juanito #barbijo #pygoscelispapua #pygoscelisadeliae #pygoscelisantarcticus #penguin #antarctica (at CosmoCaixa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmfFfsaLU8E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica

Photographed by Luis Solano Pochet

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During 2022, argentinian researchers studying penguins in Antarctica found a melanistic gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with an unusual plumage coloration in Esperanza/Hope Bay, north of the Antarctic Peninsula. The unusual coloration of the penguin was identified as melanism, a genetic condition that causes an excess of melanin pigment in feathers, this phenomenon is also found in other vertebrates. This partially black gentoo pengui appeared to be in good health and exhibited normal behavior. According to scientists, melanism is unusual, and may occurs in one in 250,000 penguins.

Reference: Nigro, et al. 2023. A case of melanism in a Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) at Esperanza/Hope Bay, Antarctica. Polar Biol.

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A group of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) porpoising in South Georgia

by Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith

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Gentoo Penguin

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[32/10,976] Adélie Penguin - Pygoscelis adeliae

Order: Sphenisciformes (penguins) Family: Spheniscidae Genus: Pygoscelis (brush-tailed penguins)

Photo credit: Noah Stryker via Macaulay Library

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