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Adelie Penguins
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2. Where can you find them?
                                          
You can find Adelies mainly on the coast of Antarctica
You can find them in the ocean either swimming or hunting for krill

3. What do they eat? and Who eats them?
Adelie penguins usually eat krill, tiny shrimp-like crustaceans, and silverfish
Adelies are visual feeders and catch their prey in their mouths
Their main predators are the skua, leopard seal, the sea lion, and the killer whale

4.                                       
Fun Facts
Adelie penguins are the smallest of the penguins living on Antarctica
They look like little men in tuxedos, with their black tail-coats and white shirt-fronts
They’re about 28 inches tall and weigh 8 or 9 lbs
These penguins were named after the wife of a French explorer from the 1830s

5. No…Even though penguins are birds, they do not fly!
Can penguins fly?
No…Even though penguins are birds, they do not fly!

6. More Fun Facts Adelie penguins are amazing swimmers
Adelie penguins are amazing swimmers
They can actually glide under the water, which makes it hard for leopard seals to catch them while they’re swimming
They can swim up to 15mph

7. Habits
Adelie penguins are a little lazy when it comes to walking down hills, or sides of mountains
Instead of walking, they slide down on their stomachs (below)
Adults build their nests in the same place they were born and make them out of stones
                            

8. Behavior
Adelies are very sociable, and that’s the reason why they are usually in large groups
Not only do they protect their own nests, but they also defend their colony
Sometimes they even steal stones from other nests, for fun
                              

9. Some More Facts
Because of global warming, there are 30% less Adelies then there used to be many years ago
There are usually half a million in a colony, and there are quite a few colonies in Antarctica