Gentoos are medium-sized penguins that are found from the Malvinas south to Antarctica. Everywhere we went during our 3,300-mile journey, we saw gentoos. They were friendly and curious, waddling over to check me out while I was photographing them from a respectful distance. I loved spending time with these easygoing penguins.
Captions: Gentoos are easy to identify from the distinctive white patch above their eyes. They are the fastest of all penguins, swimming more than 22 mph.
Gentoos race out of the surf like Naruto on Saunders Island in the Malvinas.
A pair of gentoos waddles through the tussock grass to reach the beach in the Malvinas.
A gentoo brings a treasure back to the nest. Like many penguins, gentoos incubate their eggs on little mounds of stones.
A baby gentoo begins to explore the big world in Antarctica while its mom or dad sleeps nearby. Look at those enormous feet!
A baby gentoo begs for food from its mom or dad who just returned from a fishing trip. A moment later, the baby's belly was full of krill. Blech. Don't yuck my yum?
A small colony of gentoos has nearly grown chicks in the Malvinas.
A beautiful gentoo stands on the slippery rocks on South Georgia Island.
Gentoos stand about 30 inches tall, making them third largest penguins behind emperors and kings.
Gentoos have clawed pumpkin-orange feet that help propel them in the water. But on land, they're a little stumbly.
There's always a gentoo!
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