A gentle gust of wind will cause your Gentoo Penguin to "waddle" in the yard. Your penguin will always face down wind when placed properly on a pole/stake or a penguincountry.com indoor-outdoor stand.

• Adult Penguins are 4lbs, stand 22"
• Baby Penguins are 1.5 lbs, stand 12".
• Stands 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. 

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) Facts:

Population: 300,000 pairs
Location: Antarctic Peninsula & subantarctic islands
Size: 30 inches tall
Weight: 12 pounds
Diet: Crustaceans, fish and squid
Nests: Circles of piled stones, pebbles, grass, or sticks
Predators: Gentoo penguin eggs are taken by skuas. Young birds are preyed upon by sheathbills, caracaras (falcons), Kelp gulls, Giant petrels and feral cats, while older birds are taken by Leopard seals.

Gentoo Penguin Trivia:

• Gentoo penguins are the least abundant species of penguin found on the subantarctic islands.
• No other penguin has such a prominent tail.
• Unlike most penguins in which the sexes are similarly sized, female Gentoos are smaller than the males.
• Unlike other penguin species, Gentoo penguins may breed as early as two years of age.