Photo:Paul Hilton / Greenpeace
GENTOO PENGUIN
(Pygoscelis papua)
A Weddell Seal snoozes near a squawking Gentoo Penguin on Greenwich Island, part of the south Shetland Island Group in Antarctica. The exact origin of the Gentoo name is long forgotten. They are the only penguin species currently increasing its population and range. Their numbers are increasing on the Antarctica peninsula but are plummeting on some surrounding islands. They received a 'near threatened status' on the IUCN Red List in 2007.
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