The cutest of all Penguins is the Adelie. We saw many of them in Antarctica including some really big colonies. These colonies are amazing to see but also kind of heart breaking because they are surrounded by all kinds of predators picking off the young and old birds one by one. We approached one breeding colony in a Zodiac only to watch Leopard Seals picking them off and sometimes separating the head, leaving a bunch of headless bodies floating around which in turn fed Kelp Gulls, Skuas and Giant Petrels. Life is hard.
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