- Adelie penguins are the smallest of the Antarctic penguins.
- One way to distinguish them from the other penguins is by their all black head and the white ring around their eye.
- Adelie penguins were named after the wife of a French explorer in the 1830s.
- They are about 2 feet tall and weigh 8 or 9 pounds.
- Their diet is mainly fish.
- Adelies build their nests of stones on the rocky beaches of Antarctica, jealously guarding and often fighting over the best rocks.
- There are over 2.5 million breeding pairs living in Antarctica.
- They live in groups of about 10,000 birds.
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