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Baby Adelie Penguin

Baby Adelie Penguin

Slightly chubby, extremely cute versions of Adult Adelie.

$14.95 +
$ 7.50 S&H

 

A gentle gust of wind will cause your Adelie penguin to "waddle" in the yard. Your penguin will always face down wind when placed properly on a Penguin Country stake.

  • Adult Penguins are 4lbs, stand 22"
  • Baby Penguins are 1.5 lbs, stand 12".
  • Stakes are sold separately and will give the Penguin his/her patented 360° waddle and will be shipped in your order.
  • Penguins are molded from recycled polyethylene plastic and hand painted with nontoxic paint in Minnesota. 

Baby Adelie PenguinBaby Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) Facts:

Population: 2.5 million pairs
Location: Antarctic continent peninsula, and islands
Size: About 30 inches tall
Weight: 8 - 10 pounds
Diet: Fish & krill
Nests: Circular mounds made of small stones & pebbles
Predators: Leopard seals are the primary predators of adult birds. Skuas prey on eggs and chicks on land.

Baby Adelie Penguin Trivia:

  • Adelies are the smallest and most widely distributed penguins in the Antarctic.
  • Eggs are laid in November and chicks hatch in December.
  • The females lay two eggs and the parents take turns incubating the eggs.
  • Their chicks grow the fastest of all penguins
  • Adelie penguins eat snow but do not drink water.
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