PENGUINS OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN During austral summer, your clients can experience the magic of hundreds of penguins parading before them—a magnificent sight to behold. Prepare them for close-up encounters with the oftenmadcap business of penguin life with this map of the striking species awaiting their arrival.
AREA ENLARGED
Falklands Tierra del Fuego
South Georgia
TIERRA DEL FUEGO & W. FALKLANDS
ROCKHOPPER PENGUINS
Rockhopper penguins are well named as they perform amazing hopping climbs to reach their breeding locations. They are incredibly gentle with their mates, performing delicate mutual preening.
SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS
CHINSTRAP PENGUINS
Easily told by the black feathers on the chin, chinstrap penguins nest in massive colonies and feed exclusively on krill on the Antarctic Peninsula.
SOUTH GEORGIA
MACARONI PENGUINS
N.W. WEDDELL SEA
ADÉLIE PENGUINS
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Named after 18th-century English “dandies” who took on the hair fashions of the Italians, macaroni penguins have stunning golden plumes above their eyes. Numbering over one million breeding pairs at South Georgia, they nest on steep hillsides that are nearly inaccessible to humans, usually in areas with crashing waves.
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With its crisp black and white plumage and distinct white eye ring, the Adélie penguin is the classic looking “tuxedo” penguin. This is a truly Antarctic species, breeding farther south than any other penguin.
SOUTH GEORGIA
KING PENGUINS Second largest of all penguins, king penguins breed in massive colonies around the island, several of which contain more than 100,000 breeding. With a breeding cycle lasting 14 months or more, a visit to a colony any time of the season could result in eggs, chicks and the incredible fluffy brown “oakum boys,” or juveniles.
Snow Hill Island
W. PENINSULA, S. SHETLANDS, N.W. WEDDELL SEA, FALKLANDS
GENTOO PENGUINS
With a mixed diet of krill and fish, gentoo penguins are opportunistic feeders with an expanding range on the Antarctic Peninsula. A large white patch above the eye and bright orange-red beak easily identify this widespread penguin species.
WEDDELL SEA & SNOW HILL ISLAND
EMPEROR PENGUINS
The tallest and heaviest of all penguins, the emperor penguin can only be found in Antarctica. Your clients can search for this holy grail bird on ice flows when conditions allow.
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WEDDELL SEA