Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), leaping into the sea at Booth Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica), leaping at breeding colony at Half Moon Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), returning and coming from the sea at Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), porpoising for swimming speed near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), with very small white ocular patch at Brown Bluff near the Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), feeding chicks at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) mating behavior at breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Bloody king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adult and chick at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Penguins walk by Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called a weaner, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), mating at Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) entering the sea from the beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) on the beach with king penguins and Antarctic fur seal pups at Stromness, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) adult feeding chick at breeding colony at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in the act of feeding chick on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), with chicks at breeding colony at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony, Falkland Islands, South America

A lone adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice in the Gullet between Adelaide Island and the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

First year Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chick at breeding colony at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) adult defending chick against a skua on Torgersen Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) molting at Baily Head on Deception Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adult with chicks at breeding colony on Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) mating behavior at Jougla Point on Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) in snowstorm at Brown Bluff on the Antarctic Peninsula in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) porpoising in Cooper Bay, South Georgia

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) porpoising in Cooper Bay, South Georgia

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Sunrise on king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at nesting and breeding colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chick at Jougla Point, Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) mating behavior at Jougla Point on Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) adult defending chick against a skua on Torgersen Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chick chasing adult for food at Hannah Point on Livingston Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) breeding colony at Cooper Bay, South Georgia

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) nesting colony almost buried by snow during snow storm at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony, and seals, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) feeding minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with introduced reindeer at breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands. This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes. It reaches a length of 45-58 cm (18-23 in) and typically weighs 2-3.4 kg (4.4-7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 5 kg (11 lbs). Their common name refers to the fact that unlike many other penguins which negotiate obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, Rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks. This behavior is by no means unique to this species however - at least the other "crested" penguins of the genus Eudyptes hop around rocks too. Southern Rockhopper Penguins have a global population of roughly 1 million pairs, perhaps a bit more. About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) mating behavior at breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) killing and eating a juvenile Ad?lie penguin at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) creche (protective group of chicks while parents are at sea feeding) on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) mating behavior at Jougla Point on Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Pair of Skua's (Catharacta sp.) attacking and killing chinstrap penguin, Deception Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) creche (protective group of chicks while parents are at sea feeding) walking in formation on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) white morph, and chinstrap penguins (Pygocelis antarctica), NB: penguins standing their ground against the petrel, antarctica, Southern Oceanl

Adult Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) stealing rocks for a nest near the Antarctic Peninsula.

King penguin courtship behavior (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at the breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains, Bay of Isles on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Gentoo Penguin Ashore from Ocean Surf

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), pair in courtship, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Antarctica

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with chicks, breeding colony, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, South America

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), pair of animals, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, Great Britain, South America

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), adult, calling, spreading wings, Boulders Beach, Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) feeds chicks, breeding colony, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, South America

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) cools his body through elevated feet, partial view, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, Great Britain, South America

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with chicks, breeding colony, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, South America

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with chicks, breeding colony, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, South America

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), adult, group, on land, on the beach, running, Betty's Bay, Stony Point Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), adult, pair, on the beach, copula, Boulders Beach, Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), adult, on land, calling, mating, Betty's Bay, Stony Point Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), adult, juvenile, on the beach, feeding, social behaviour, Boulders Beach, Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), adult, two juveniles, siblings, on the beach, feeding, social behaviour, Boulders Beach, Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, sub-Antarctic and Antarctic

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), with xoung animal, Falkland Islands, South America

Two Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) breeding, Antarctica

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina). Elephant seals fighting on the beach of St Andrews Bay, South Georgia.

A leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, feeding on a gentoo penguin, Petermann Island, Antarctica.

Gentoo penguin colony, Pygoscelis papua, at Petermann Island, Antarctica.