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• by Zilli translator

  seems the Adelie chicks are first all dark, and then Change to a White belly while keeping the dark downs on the back, is it?

  Posted July 14, 2015 1:42 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  Yes, they actually hatch pale with dark head but become completely dark quickly.At first they change their neck/chest feathers for white,

  Posted July 14, 2015 2:05 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  then their belly feathers..But the final moulting changes their chin/neck feathers back to black and they get the white circles around eyes.

  Posted July 14, 2015 2:07 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  Then they become adults 😃 (Simply said. It would be better using image examples.)

  Posted July 14, 2015 2:08 PM

• by Zilli translator

  many thanks, yshish, I think I got it 😃

  Posted July 14, 2015 3:08 PM