An Adelie penguin climbs to the edge of a rocky mount in Antarctica just to admire the view in a snowstorm. I was struck by how alike they are to us — these social animals that are devoted to family and depend on their community while being clumsy and fallible and totally charming.
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Adelie penguins slide down an ice field to get to a glacial pond where they can clean themselves and socialize.
A king penguin radiates warm colors in the sunshine in the Malvinas.
King penguins gather in large groups in front of a glacier on South Georgia Island.
King penguins have intense colors in the often bleak landscape.
A Magellanic penguin relaxes next to a flower bush in the Malvinas.
Magellanic penguins return to the Malvinas from a fishing trip. The water was a beautiful turquoise.
A gentoo penguin sticks close to its mom or dad on South Georgia. Look at those feet!
A rockhopper penguin stretches in the Malvinas where it is watching over its young chick.
A Macaroni penguin cautiously looks before she leaps. I told her the coast was clear just as a fur seal came up through the bull kelp to bully the little penguin.
A chinstrap penguin abides a snowstorm in Antarctica.
Adelie penguins feed hungry chicks in Antarctica. They all look pretty healthy.
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