- Most of the penguins you will see at the lagoon are Gentoos, we have 1,000 breeding pairs.
- There are 300,000 breeding pairs in the Falkland Islands, which is 30% of the world’s population.
- The adults are about 30 inches tall and weigh about 12 pounds.
- Their life expectancy is about 8 years.
- They are easily recognised by the white stripe above their eyes, and a bright orange beak with matching feet.
- They lay two eggs in shallow ground nests in October. The parents take it in turns to sit on the eggs.
- The chicks hatch after 35 days and are fed in the nest by regurgitation by both parents.
- After another 30 days the grey fluffy chicks form crèches. They are fed for a further two months by their parents.
- After 100 days they are ready to go to sea.
- They eat small fish, squid and crustaceans
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