The Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelid antarctica) is
easily distinguished by the "chinstrap" plumage visible under
the bird's bill and eyes. They weigh an average of 4.5
kilograms (11 pounds) and stand to an average height of 68 cm
(a bit less than 30 inches), and number about ten million
breeding pairs.
The Chinstraps roam and nest around the rough,
boulder-strewn slopes of the Antarctic peninsula and the
coastal islands of the continent. Their diet consists of small
shoaling animals, krill, small fish and other marine
crustaceans. The adult Chinstrap is preyed upon by leopard
seals while Chinstrap eggs and chicks fall prey to the
sheathbill and Brown skua.
Hand printed from shina ply using Graphic Chemical black ink
on Masa paper.
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