Photographs by Norbert Wu

Adelie penguin fledglings leave rookery to feed.  They must be cautious, as leopard seals wait in the water to ambush them.  

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  • Adelie penguins leave rookery to feed. They must be cautious, as leopard seals wait in the water to ambush them. Antarctic Peninsula, near Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • © Norbert Wu, www.norbertwu.com
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  • Adelie chicks face many predators, including skuas and giant petrels, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • Adelie chicks face many predators, including skuas and giant petrels, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2009
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  • © Norbert Wu, www.norbertwu.com
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  • Adelie penguin fledglings leave rookery to feed. They must be cautious, as leopard seals wait in the water to ambush them. Antarctic Peninsula, near Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • Adelie penguin fledglings leave rookery to feed. They must be cautious, as leopard seals wait in the water to ambush them. Antarctic Peninsula, near Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • Adelie penguin fledglings leave rookery to feed. They must be cautious, as leopard seals wait in the water to ambush them. Antarctic Peninsula, near Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • Adelie penguin fledglings leave rookery to feed. They must be cautious, as leopard seals wait in the water to ambush them. Antarctic Peninsula, near Palmer Station, January 2010
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  • © Norbert Wu, www.norbertwu.com
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  • leopard seals ambush penguins, flay them by slapping them on the water, Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Station, January 2009
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  • © Norbert Wu, www.norbertwu.com