Adelie penguin:

The Adelie Penguin is the "classic" penguin one thinks about since it most resembles that "little guy in a tuxedo."

Height: 28 inches

Where it lives: Antarctica

Weight: 8 to 14 pounds

Description:
The color banding of the Adelie penguin is duotone black and white. 

They also have a white circle marking around their eye. (white eye-ring)

Feathers cover most of its beak.

It has a very long tail.

Interesting Facts:
Builds nests of pebbles.

Its chick grows the fastest.

Adelie penguins diving into the ocean.

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