Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua). Gentoo penguins grow to lengths of 70 centimetres and live in large colonies on Antarctic islands. They feed on pl

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Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua). Gentoo penguins grow to lengths of 70 centimetres and live in large colonies on Antarctic islands. They feed on plankton, fish and cephalopods (such as squid), and have an elongated beak that allows them to take larger prey than any other penguin. Photographed on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, in February

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Location: Antarctica
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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