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Chinstrap penguins
Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica). Two adult penguins caring for their two chicks. These penguins typically lay two eggs. These chicks are nearing the stage at which they will leave the nest to huddle with other young penguins in what is termed a creche. The creche provides protection from sheathbills and brown skuas, which prey on the young. Chinstrap penguins feed mainly on krill, as well as small fish and crustaceans. They live around the Antarctic peninsula and nearby islands, and are sometimes found on large icebergs in the open ocean. Photographed on Candlemas Island, Antarctica.
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