Gentoo Penguin

Gentoo Penguin Breeding Season | SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

Gentoo penguins courtship dance! 📽️ Kristian Gillies on Instagram The gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) is a penguin species (or possibly a species complex) in the genus Pygoscelis, most closely related to The earliest scientific description was made in 1781 by Johann Reinhold Forster with a type locality in the Falkland Islands. The species calls in a variety of ways, but the most frequently heard is a loud trumpeting, which the bird emits with its head thrown back. | Beautiful Planet

Scientists in Antarctica discovered a female Gentoo penguin that is almost completely white — caused by a rare condition known as leucism. While the condition isn't harmful, it does draw the attention of predators. | Yahoo News