Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in a penguin highway in Antarctica. The human-like behaviour is really amusing.

---

Penguins, with the exception of Emperor Penguins, cannot nest in ice - their eggs would freeze and die before hatching. All other species of Penguins, such as these Gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) establish their colonies in rocky outcrops, sometimes really far from the sea. The continuous comings and goings of hundreds of thousands of penguins from the colony to the sea and back excavate these "Penguin Highways" in the snow. Watching their human-like behavior and reactions will be one of the funniet moments of any trip to Antarctica.

---

Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: Antarctic Peninsula
Photo credit: © Arturo de Frias / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2014, amusing, antarctic, antarctica, antartida, bird, cold, continent, danco, fauna, fun, gentoo, highway, human-, ice, island, juanito, line, nature, ocean, papua, penguin, pinguino, pygoscelis, seventh, snow, southern, traffic, white, wildlife