Location
Vernadsky Ukrainian Base, Galindez Island
Antarctica Peninsula
Metadata
Make Nikon D300S
Lens Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G
at 450 mm
Exposure 1/800, f/14.0, ISO 3200
Image size 800 x 534 pixels
IOC Names
Order Sphenisciformes Family Spheniscidae
Deutsch Adeliepinguin Dutch Adeliepinguin
Italian Pinguino di Adelia Spanish Pingüino de Adelia
Comments
The smallest of the Antarctic penguins. Their colonies are the most southern of any species. They can jump out the water, up to 3 1/2 feet into the air to land on a ice floe.
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Adelie Penguin |
Danielle HOCK
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