They have a population of about 314000 pairs. The male and female come to the nest long before the breeding season begins and take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks. Skuas like to eat gentoo eggs. Falcons, gulls, and giant petrals like to eat young birds. Leopard seals like to eat older birds.
Females eat more krill while males tend to eat more fish.
Their scientific name is Pygoscelis papua. Facts about the Gentoo Penguin by Darius 1. Gentoo's are a species of small penguins widely distributed on the Peri Antarctic Islands. They are thought to fish closer to the surface than other species but they can dive to at least 230 ft. 4. Unline other penguins, gentoo's may breed at 2 years old.