Chinstrap Penguin
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| - | '''Common Name:''' Chinstrap Penguin | + | '''Common Name:''' Chinstrap Penguin<br> |
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'''Scientific Name:''' Pygoscelis antarctica | '''Scientific Name:''' Pygoscelis antarctica | ||
'''Habitat:''' Antarctica; Circumpolar around Antarctica. They live in large colonies all around Antarctica, but mainly on the South Sandwich Islands. One colony is believed to contain 10 million individuals. They leave their colonies and move north of the pack ice for the winter months. | '''Habitat:''' Antarctica; Circumpolar around Antarctica. They live in large colonies all around Antarctica, but mainly on the South Sandwich Islands. One colony is believed to contain 10 million individuals. They leave their colonies and move north of the pack ice for the winter months. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. Global Population: 4,000,000 - 5,220,000 mature individuals. Global warming is considered a threat. |
'''Diet:''' Krill and small shoaling fish. They feed by diving for prey close to their colonies, each dive being less than 1 minute long and no more than 61 m in depth. They are considered to be near shore feeders, although they can occasionally be seen in the open sea. | '''Diet:''' Krill and small shoaling fish. They feed by diving for prey close to their colonies, each dive being less than 1 minute long and no more than 61 m in depth. They are considered to be near shore feeders, although they can occasionally be seen in the open sea. | ||
| - | '''Included in [http:// | + | '''Included in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-penguins.html Songbird ReMix Penguins]''' |
