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12 million penguins live in Antarctica

This is an AdŽlie penguin at Brown Bluff, which is located on the Tabarin Peninsula of northern Antarctica. Antarctica has more than 12 million.
This is an AdŽlie penguin at Brown Bluff, which is located on the Tabarin Peninsula of northern Antarctica. Antarctica has more than 12 million.
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A Chinstrap penguin.
A Chinstrap penguin.
Ron Naveen, Oceanites
Penguins on ice at Paradise Bay.
Penguins on ice at Paradise Bay.
Ron Naveen, Oceanites
A Gentoo penguin.
A Gentoo penguin.
Ron Naveen, Oceanites
2 quarreling chinstrap penguins.
2 quarreling chinstrap penguins.
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A chinstrap penguin at Half Moon.
A chinstrap penguin at Half Moon.
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Chinstraps penguins at Baily Head, which is a rocky headland exposed to the Bransfield Strait on the south east coast of Deception Island, Antarctica.
Chinstraps penguins at Baily Head, which is a rocky headland exposed to the Bransfield Strait on the south east coast of Deception Island, Antarctica.
Ron Naveen, Oceanites
An AdŽlie penguin on ice.
An AdŽlie penguin on ice.
Ron Naveen, Oceanites
An incubating AdŽlie peering through snow.
An incubating AdŽlie peering through snow.
Ron Naveen, Oceanites
This gentoo penguin slides down the snow.
This gentoo penguin slides down the snow.
Ron Naveen, Oceanites
An Adelie penguin at the New Harbor research station near McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Nov. 11, 2016.
An Adelie penguin at the New Harbor research station near McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Nov. 11, 2016.
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A gentoo penguin feeds its baby at Station Bernardo O'Higgins in Antarctica, Jan. 22, 2015.
A gentoo penguin feeds its baby at Station Bernardo O'Higgins in Antarctica, Jan. 22, 2015.
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Gentoo penguins on the shore of King George Island, Antarctica, Oct. 28, 2008.
Gentoo penguins on the shore of King George Island, Antarctica, Oct. 28, 2008.
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Penguins on an ice block in Antarctica March 10, 2014.
Penguins on an ice block in Antarctica March 10, 2014.
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A penguin dives from an ice block in Antarctica March 10, 2014.
A penguin dives from an ice block in Antarctica March 10, 2014.
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Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis Papua) in Deception Island, in the western Antarctic peninsula, March 5, 2016.
Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis Papua) in Deception Island, in the western Antarctic peninsula, March 5, 2016.
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A Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) in Orne Harbour in the western Antarctic peninsula, March 5, 2016.
A Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) in Orne Harbour in the western Antarctic peninsula, March 5, 2016.
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Gentoo penguins in Cuverville Island, in the western Antarctic peninsula March 4, 2016.
Gentoo penguins in Cuverville Island, in the western Antarctic peninsula March 4, 2016.
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Gentoo penguins in Pleneau Island, Antarctica, March 3, 2016.
Gentoo penguins in Pleneau Island, Antarctica, March 3, 2016.
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