Penguin Watch Talk

Scattered Penguins

  • nthrockmorton by nthrockmorton

    "Why are they all scattered?" [Annika & Pierce]

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  • AvastMH by AvastMH moderator

    Hello Annika and Pierce. That is a very good question. You are clever to have spotted that. When the penguins lose their old feathers (moult) and get new feathers they cannot go fishing. So they get very hungry over those two or three weeks. As soon as they can go fishing they run to the beach! But some penguins moult a little later and have to stay behind on their nest until they can swim again. And so we see some still standing in odd places. But they will soon be able to swim again and will go off to feed. A lot of their friends will come back at the end of the day, so you would see more penguins than.

    Enjoy your counting! 😄

    Joan

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