It has some interesting facts about it like small penguins will dip their head before diving. It spends nights in burrows and makes barking and quacking sounds. Their habitat consists of the open pack ice where the temperatures are warmer on land. The birds come to land during the winter where gales break up sea ice and leave open water near the coast. Adult Adelies are about 70 cm tall.
Weights vary through the year.
Males weigh from 4.4 to 5.4 kg, while females are lighter at 3.9 to 4.8 kg. They look like men in their dinner suits. They have a white front and a black back. They also have a white ring around the eye. Their head and throat are black.