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King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in downy plumage (okum boys) on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) mating behavior on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Mother southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) nursing young pup at breeding site at Peggotty Bluff, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Icebergs near the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) swimming near the beach at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) porpoising for speed while traveling to their breeding colony 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

Adult wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) at nest site on Prion Island in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Polar Regions

A small group of introduced reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) before eradication in Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica), at breeding colony at Half Moon Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

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

Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) returning to sea from the nesting colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

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

Macaroni penguins. Eudyptes chrysolophus. Hannah point, livingston island, antarctica

Southern elephant seal. Mirounga leonina. Gentoo penguin (pygoscelis papua papua) pecks seal. South shetlands

Minke whale. Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Minke whale in brash ice, danko bay, antarctica

King penguin. Aptenodytes patagonica. South georgia, antarctica

Wandering albatross. Diomedea exulans. On nest, albatross island, south georgia diomedea exulans

Chinstrap penguin. Pygoscelis antarctica. In rocky colony. Antarctica

Gentoo penguin. Pygoscelis papua. Royal bay, south georgia, antarctica

Transport, antarctica. Drake s passage. Ship in hurricane

Gentoo penguin. Pygoscelis papua. Chick. Wiencke island. Antarctica

Cape petrels. Daption capense. South georgia. Antarctica

Icebergs, antarctica. Paradise bay

Gentoo penguins. Pygoscelis papua. Walking on the beach, falklands

Antarctic fur seal. Arctocephalus gazella. In tussock grass, south georgia

Tourism, antarctica. Deception island. Tourist ship anchored

King penguin. Aptenodytes patagonica. On shore-line, salisbury plain. South georgia, antarctica

Iceberg, antarctica. Iceberg alley, penola strait

Signpost, antarctica. King george island. Russian research centre

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) chick head detail at colony on Useful Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. There are an estimated 2 million breeding pairs of chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic peninsula region alone, perhaps as many as 7.5 million breeding pairs in all of Antarctica. Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, making them one of the most easily identified types of penguin. Other names for them are "Ringed Penguins", "Bearded Penguins", and "Stonecracker Penguins" due to their harsh call. They grow to 68 cm (27 in). The average adult weight of a Chinstrap Penguin is 4.5 kg (10 lbs). Weight can range from 3 to 6 kg (6.6-13.2 lbs), with males being slightly larger and weight varying based on where the penguin is in the breeding cycle. Their diet consists of krill, shrimp, and fish. On land they build circular nests from stones, and lay two eggs, which are incubated by both the male and the female for shifts of five to ten days. They can also breed on icebergs, though they prefer non-icy conditions. The chicks hatch after about 35 days, and have fluffy gray backs and white fronts. The chicks stay in the nest for 20?30 days before they go to join a creche. At around 50?60 days old, they moult, gaining their adult plumage and go to sea. The Chinstrap Penguin was first described by German naturalist Forster in 1781. Its specific epithet was often seen as antarctica, however a 2002 review determined the genus Pygoscelis was masculine, and hence the correct binomial name is Pygoscelis antarcticus.

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) colony in a snowstorm on Half Moon Island near Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula. There are an estimated 2 million plus breeding pairs of chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic peninsula region alone, perhaps as many as 7.5 million breeding pairs in all of Antarctica.