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Penguin

Adelie penguins have white bellies and a white ring around each eye. Their backs and wings are black, and their short beaks are partly covered in feathers.
They live in the Antarctic and surrounding islands, and have a thick layer of body fat to help keep them warm. This makes them a tasty morsel for the leopard seal, who is their main predator. Adelie penguins feed mainly on krill but also eat crustaceans (crabs and shrimp) and fish.

They are sociable birds, and live in large colonies of over a thousand. In September and October they come ashore to breed. Adelie penguins pair for life, and return to the same nest site each year. They make a shallow depression in the ground and line it with pebbles. The nesting birds are packed closely together, so there is fierce competition for breeding sites. In fact, these cheeky penguins often steal pebbles from their neighbours' nests.

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