Gentoo Penguin

Gentoo Penguin Swimming

The Gentoo Penguin is the second smallest penguin.  Several can be seen at the Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, Utah.  This penguin, like all penguins, waddles on land yet swims like a torpedo when in the water.  The drawing was done today. 

Gentoo Penguins can grow to be up to 35 inches or 90 cm tall.  They can weigh up to 19 lbs or 8.5 kg.   They have a bright orange bill. Their underside is white and the majority of their feathers above the abdomen are black.  White feathers appear on top of the head and on the side of the head near the eyes.

You should notice that the land nearby is rocks, not ice.  The Gentoo Penguin breed on land in ice free areas...that is on the rocks.  In fact, males will make a collection of rocks.  They choose their rocks carefully and put on a rock collection show for the females.  The best rock show wins the female.  The breeding takes place on a few islands in the Southern Hemisphere.

We went to the Living Planet Aquarium yesterday and I took the pictures you see below.  I based my drawing on the pictures from the Gentoo Penguin habitat.  I also drew the Spider Crab from a different area of the museum.

Gentoo Penguins in Habitat at Aquarium

Spider Crab from Aquarium

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