Gentoo+Penguins

Gentoo penguins make the renest on the rocky shores of the cold oceans of the worlds.They prefer the inland grasslands for nest ** **1.)Mama penguin sitting on a new born baby to keep it warm.** **GENTOO PENGUINS NEST:** **building. They carry and pile stones, pebbles, grass, sticks, and anything they can find to make a circle. Gentoos can be very aggressive and will fight over stones or take stones and nest building materials away from other birds' nests. 4.) Baby Gentoo Penguins as they grow: **  **Two eggs are laid inside the circle.Both parents atend to the eggs at all time. The eggs hatch after 34 to 36 days. If there is a lot of food both chicks will survive (chicks are what people call baby gentoo penguins).The baby chicks stay in the rock nest for 30 day. Then the chicks form groups with other chicks. They stay with those groups while there parents hunt for food. After about 80 to 100 days the chick grows its adult feathers and is off on its own.It is only in good years that the majority of mating brushtails are able to successfully raise two healthy chicks. During their short reproductive time, during the summer, there may be the occasional summer snow storm creating additional melt water and problems for the parents trying to keep their eggs and babies warm and dry. 3.) ** ** Where Gentoo Penguins live: ** What Gentoo penguins eat: ****  Getoo penguins eat mostly krill,small fish,crustaceans,ans squid. Penguins have to dive into the cold sea for there food. they can dive 330 feet but catch and look for there prey at sallow parts of the ocean shore,it takes them a half of a minute to find there prey.females tend to eat more fish and or krill than the male penguins. 2.)
 * Gentoo Penguins**
 * discribsion of Gentoos:**
 * The describsion of gentoo penguns : Gentoo penguins have a white strip going from one edge to another. They have a very bright orange beak . They are the largest member of the stiff-tailed family.They are the largest members of the penguin family.These breed of penguins live in large groups and noisy breeding colonies. Gentoo penguins stand about 30 to about 35 in. tall. They can weight about 13 pounds. Gentoo Penguins are unlike other spieces did you know that the male gentoo is larger than the female pengiun. 4.)**
 * Gentoo Penguins nests:
 * One of the places that penguins can be located on the Antartic Peninsula and sub-antartic islands. Large breading colonies of Gentoos are found on South Georgia. Penguins dont like to be alone they like to travel in large groups. In large breeding colonies of Gentoos are found on South Georgia, the Falkland Islands and the Kerguelen Isles. Also Gentoo penguins live in Antarctica. 4.)

What preys on the Gentoo Penguins:** ** The skaus feeds on the gentoo penguins eggs, that is why there is always one of the parents of hte egg keeing the egg warm and protected. The baby eggs are preyed on by sheathbills, caracaras(falcons), Kelp gills, Giant petrels, and feral cats. The older bids are takin by Leopard seals. Also the nests are flattened by the Elephant seals as they move about the colonies. 2.) Population of the Gentoos:**
 * The population of Gentoo penguins when they are in pairs is 300,000 openguins estimated. When the penguins are not in groups the estimation is about 600,000 penguins. 2.)

Facts about Gentoos: **
 * A snow field may separate the rookery from the ocean so the parents actually create "trails" in the snow as they walk to and from their nests, the parents taking turns caring for the babies and bringing food. Gentoos have typical penguin feet, well adapted to walking over rough rocky terrain and snow. Their tough, fat feet have sharp nails for clinging to rock and digging into the snow. This species is different than other brushtail penguins in that the mated pairs usually stay together throughout the year. They are also a little bigger and shyer than other brushtails. 3.)

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