Bright orange-red bill

Gentoo penguin

White stripe running eye-to-eye across the top of the head

(Pygoscelis papua)

Height:

75 cm

Weight:

5.5 kg

Life span:

15-20 years

Conservation status:

Least concerned

Response to climate change

Short, stiff wings for “flying” underwater in search of food like fish and krill

Gentoo penguins can be found on the Antarctic peninsula and on the sub-Antarctic islands.

 

Mr Gerard Baker, a polar historian who has worked in Antarctica for over two decades, said gentoo penguins may be expanding southwards as the world warms.

 

The Australian Antarctic Division also noted that gentoo populations may be increasing in their southern range, especially around the

Antarctic Peninsula.

Speed

Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimmers of all penguins, reaching up to 36 kmh

The long tail is the most prominent one of all penguin species.

Penguins’ nests are often stained red from their discharge, coloured from the krill they feed on.

Waterproof coat of feathers are kept well-oiled using oil from a special gland at the base of its tail.

Pale whitish-pink webbed feet

Gentoo penguin

(Pygoscelis papua)

White stripe running eye-to-eye across the top of the head

Height:

75 cm

Weight:

5.5 kg

Life span:

15-20 years

Bright orange-red bill

Conservation status:

Least concerned

Short, stiff wings for “flying” underwater in search of food like fish and krill

Speed

Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimmers of all penguins, reaching up to 36 kmh

Response to

climate change

Gentoo penguins

can be found on

the Antarctic

peninsula and on the

sub-Antarctic islands.

Mr Gerard Baker, a

polar historian who has

worked in Antarctica for

over two decades, said

gentoo penguins may be

expanding southwards as the

world warms.

The Australian Antarctic

Division also noted that gentoo

populations may be increasing in their southern range, especially around the Antarctic Peninsula.

The long tail is the most

prominent one

of all penguin species.

Pale whitish-pink webbed feet

Waterproof coat of feathers are kept well-oiled using oil from a special gland at the base of its tail.

Penguins’ nests are often stained red from their discharge, coloured from the krill they feed on.

Gentoo penguin

(Pygoscelis papua)

Height:

75 cm

Weight:

5.5 kg

Life span:

15-20 years

Conservation status:

Least concerned

White stripe running eye-to-eye across the top of the head

Bright

orange-red

bill

Short, stiff wings for “flying” underwater in search of food like fish and krill

The long tail

is the most

prominent one

of all penguin

species.

Pale whitish-pink webbed feet

Waterproof coat of feathers are kept well-oiled using oil from a special gland at the base of its tail.

Speed

Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimmers of all penguins, reaching up to 36 kmh

Response to climate change

Gentoo penguins can be found on the Antarctic peninsula and on the sub-Antarctic islands.

Mr Gerard Baker, a polar historian who has worked in Antarctica for over two decades, said gentoo penguins may be expanding southwards as the world warms.

The Australian Antarctic Division also noted that gentoo populations may be increasing in their southern range, especially around the Antarctic Peninsula.

Penguins’ nests are often stained red from their discharge, coloured from the krill they feed on.