Adelie Penguin

== Roleplays that feature this creature ==
Antarctica
== Other info ==
They dance and sing as well as build nests out of pebbles and stones to attract mates. Once they do find a mate, they stay together for as long as they are raising chicks (about 4-5 months total) and may or may not get back together for another clutch next year. They often steal stones and pebbles from other nests as they can get very competitive with their mating season nest building competitions and the number of stones and pebbles often run out as there is usually not enough stones and pebbles for every penguin's nest.
Both parents care for the chicks and the chicks hatch 2-3 days apart. Chicks leave the parents once they turn 3 months old. Once breeding season is over and chicks are fully independent, having learnt to swim and fish by themselves, the adelie penguins will all live solitary lives out at sea until next breeding season, saying goodbye to their mate, chicks and friends until then.Category:Animal Pages