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An adult gentoo penguin feeding its chick. Gentoo penguins eat fish,crustaceans and squid, and parents regurgitate partially digested food toprovide their chicks with nourishment until they are able to hunt on their own.Gentoos are the largest penguin in their genus (Pygoscelis).
Credit
NOAA NMFS SWFSC Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program
Photographer
Ethan Daniels
Location
Antarctica
Collection
Fisheries