Scruffy Penguins, Chicks or immature or molting or dead?
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by selby
On this image lots of the penguins look pretty scruffy. Some look like they might be dead. Are they dead, molting, immature or chicks. Are immature penguins counted as chicks or adults?
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by caitlin.black moderator, scientist, admin
They are all chicks in this photo, besides the adult resting on the large rock. They are resting in the sun because it is hot outside. You can tell the temperature on the top right of the image- that day it was 10ยบ C, which is hot for Antarctica.
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