Adeliee penguin skeleton Pygoscelis adeliae
Specimen collected by Scott's British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological and zoological specimens The Adeliee penguin is one of four penguin species that breed on the Antarctic continent. They use the same place for breeding year after year and return back in early spring
Picture No
10717212
Media ID
47590921
Size
5238px x 3198px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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