The gentoo penguin is a penguin species in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely related to the Adélie penguin and the Chinstrap penguin. The earliest scientific description was made in 1781 by Johann Re
Brown Bluff 2016 Tabarin Peninsula–Gentoo penguin 03
Gentoo penguin in front of a group of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on Saunders Island
A family on Wiencke Island, Palmer Archipelago, off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
Penguins are a group of flightless semi-aquatic sea birds which live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galapagos penguin, lives at, and slightly north of, the equato
Gentoo penguin
…The gentoo penguin ( JEN-too) (Pygoscelis papua) is a penguin species (or possibly a species complex) in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely related to the Adélie penguin (P. adeliae) and the Chinstrap penguin (P…
South Shetland 2016 Deception Island–Chinstrap penguin 04
Penguin tracks in the sand on Bruny Island, Tasmania
The endangered Galapagos penguin. The penguin is an accomplished swimmer, having flippers instead of wings.
Taxidermized penguin skin