Happy Feet: A Gallery of Pudgy Penguins
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Penguins dash across an ice floe near Antarctica.
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Penguins All In A Row
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Three gentoo penguins line up at Gamage Point, Antarctica. Gentoos stand about 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall and weigh about 12 pounds (6 kilograms). Adults are marked by a white strip spanning the top of the head like a bonnet, but babies are grey-and-white balls of fuzz.
Papa Penguin
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An emperor penguin incubates an egg.
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