Adelie Penguin
| Scientific
Name: Pygoscelis adeliae Size: 5.4 kg for males, 4.7 kg for females Common Features: White ring around the eyes, medium size, breed in colonies of sizes between several dozen and several thousand! Line their nests with rocks to keep the eggs away from melting snow. |
Emperor Penguin
| Scientific
Name: Aptenodytes forsteri Size: 36.7 kg for males, 28.4 kg for females Common Features: Larger than any other living penguin (1.1 m tall!), yellow-orange fur around the head. |
Fairy Penguin
| Scientific
Name: Eudyptula minor Size: 1.2 kg for males, 1.0 kg for females Common Features:The world's smallest penguin! Pale blue or dark grey-blue fur upper bodies that transition to shades of grey and white. |
King Penguin
| Scientific Name: Aptenodytes
patagonicus Size: 16 kg for males, 14.3 kg for females Common Features: Second largest of the living penguins, very similar to the Emperor Penguin, but have dark orange cheeks and their back is lighter in color, closer to grey, longest breeding cycle. |
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