Penguin Watch Talk

Well-camouflaged penguins.

  • eugenius by eugenius

    This is a great example of how the black and white patterns on the animals blend into the snowy and rocky background.
    I am sure I discovered only a fraction of the actual numbers present, as a consequence.

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  • AvastMH by AvastMH moderator

    So True! It has been an interesting lesson to realize how the penguins blend into the rocks. Their colouring is at best advantage when they are swimming because their white stomachs are hard for predators, below them in the water, to see as they look upwards into the light. But for predators above them in the water, the penguins' black back makes them difficult to see against the dark ocean depths.

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    Thanks for your question - and for all your counting. It is much appreciated 😃

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