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Welcome folks, this is happy feet country.
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Calling loudly so that your mate on its way with food will hear and find you and the chicks.
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Chinstraps, like other penguins, are not built for walking.
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The parent regurgitates food, mainly krill, for the chicks.
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They go alone, or in groups
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Funny and endearing to watch, but really hard for the penguins.
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An adult Gentoo guarding a rookery.
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Penguins look just like humans. Here a tough adolescent
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Laid-back chicks, once they have eaten.
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Throwing a tantrum if not directly served.
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Food has priority.
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Look, there's a photographer.
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|The penguin parent has noticed they are not his offspring.
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Penguin parents only feed their own, chicks are not so particular.
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From the rookery to sea and back is often an arduous journey
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As penguins often take the same route an excavated path emerges, the penguin highway.
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What a stupid parent. The chicks look disillusioned.
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Life sucks.
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When they finally reach the water they first have some fun, jumping and diving.
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Then it's time to hunt. Penguins mainly hunt for krill.