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Despite being quite awkward on land, penguins are rockets in the water.
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Despite being quite awkward on land, penguins are rockets in the water.

Except for breeding, penguins spend the rest of the year in the sea. They are extremely capable swimmers and can dive hundreds of meters deep.

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  • Resting Gentoo.
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  • Most of the chicks were already getting close to fledging when we arrived in early March.
  • The chicks also must molt.
  • What's cuter than a penguin chick?
  • Well, every child gets messy.
  • Older chicks can be as larger or even heavier than the parents.
  • The chicks will peck around the beak of the parent until they are fed.
  • Parents will feed the young with regurgitated krill or fish.
  • Despite being quite awkward on land, penguins are rockets in the water.
  • Whales- the other part of the wildlife bucket list.
  • We saw many whales while in polar waters.
  • Humpback- notice the light colored flipper on the right side.
  • One of many sightings.
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  • Whales, especially humpbacks, can be individually identified by their fluke pattern.
  • Fur seal- another common marine mammal seen.
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  • Crabeater seal resting on an ice flow.
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