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Description
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)IUCN status: Least concern
Gentoo penguins can reach a height of 51 to 90 cm, making them the third-largest species of penguin after the emperor penguin and the king penguin. Gentoo penguins are the fastest underwater swimmers of all penguins, reaching speeds up to 36 km/h.
Gentoos are well adapted to extremely cold and harsh climates.
Gentoo penguins live for approximately 15-20 years in wild.
Distribution
The Gentoo penguins are typically found along the coastlines of the Antarctic Peninsula, sub-Antarctic islands and the Falkland Islands in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Diet
Gentoos live mainly on crustaceans, such as krill, with fish making up only about 15% of the diet. They are, however, opportunistic feeders, and around the Falklands are known to take roughly equal proportions of fish.
Predators
Gentoos have many predators, In the sea animals like leopard seals, sea lions, and killer whales are all hunt the gentoo penguin. On land, no predators of full-grown, healthy gentoo penguins exist.
Skuas and giant petrels regularly kill many chicks and steal eggs; petrels kill injured and sick adult gentoos.
Specimen was assumably captive raised.
