Subject: APZ0007v73

Full subject data (JSON)

Comments

• by eevhaa

  Are there really 3 chicks with one penguin??

  Posted December 24, 2015 5:26 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  Oh my- I can see why you asked! That nest had 2 chicks. It's funny how well their colouring and posture makes it look like 3.

  Posted December 24, 2015 7:59 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  I think the righthand chick lies with its neck extended over its sibling to our left, and the left hand chick is pretending to be twins.

  Posted December 24, 2015 8:03 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  We'll see if other moderators see anything I've missed! 😃 Rarely, 2 females will lay eggs in one nest, and then you might see 3 chicks.

  Posted December 24, 2015 8:05 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  You can see the two chicks more clearly in this earlier photo:
  http://talk.penguinwatch.org/#/subjects/APZ0007zt5

  Posted December 24, 2015 8:41 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  Yep, there are two chicks only. As you said, @gardenmaeve ,the tail coloration we look at directly makes the illusion of two bodies 😃

  Posted December 24, 2015 9:34 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  But it is actually just one + the other chick next to it. In total, it is two of them.

  Posted December 24, 2015 9:35 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  Thank you, @yshish 😃

  Posted December 24, 2015 11:16 PM