What are Baby Penguins Like?
What are baby penguins like?
Baby penguins born completely covered with
gray plumage, which is lost as they grow to get the countershade black and dart plumage which most of us
know.
See images below of:
- Humboldt Penguin Chicks
- Emperor Penguin Chicks
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Emperor Penguin Chicks
The penguins were flown to the U.S. from McMurdo Station on Ross Island in Antarctica, to be part
of a National Science Foundation study. Location: San Diego, California (USA)
Courtesy of Jose Lopez, Jr. US Air Force
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Chick of a Humboldt Penguin
Image courtesy of Planetavivo.org
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