From: dtenner@ameritech.net (David Tenner)
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: Seven penguin pictures--(04) - gentoo_penguin.jpg
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 07:17:16 GMT
The long-tailed gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) is a penguin species in the genus Pygoscelis. It is easily recognised by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head. The gentoo penguins are the fastest underwater swimming penguins. Pygoscelis papua breeds on many sub-Antarctic islands. The main colonies are on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and Kerguelen Islands; smaller populations are found on Macquarie Island, Heard Islands, South Shetland Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula.
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David Tenner
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