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Originally uploaded by DireLight

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Gentoo
Originally uploaded by ImNoFish

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Hey buddy, you're going the wrong way!
Originally uploaded by mgsbird

Gentoo Penguins on a well-worn highway at Neko Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula. Note the pinkish tint to the underside of the flippers. Shunting blood to the more lightly feathered parts of the body helps with cooling on a "hot" day.

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Gentoo Penguin on a soft nest
Originally uploaded by mgsbird

At Prion Island, South Georgia.

Many Gentoos have nothing but pebbles to build their nests with. Here, they have lots of comfy vegetation to use.

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The Lord of the Hill
Originally uploaded by annistockeld

Good Morning, Tennessee Aquarium!

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Originally uploaded by mirjamemma

New Gentoo Penguin at Australian Aquarium

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Gentoo Penguins chilling in the snow
Originally uploaded by annistockeld

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Penguin nestling
Originally uploaded by annistockeld

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Originally uploaded by DireLight

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Gentoo penguins are the third largest penguin species and also boast the largest tails of all. They are generalist predators, feeding on a mixture of crustaceans and fish. Gentoos are very dependent on land, returning to the beach each night. As a result they must forage coastally, rarely venturing more than 12 miles offshore, making them very vulnerable to local variations in food availability.

The gentoo is one of the least abundant Antarctic penguins, with only 300,000 pairs worldwide. South Georgia is home to the majority of the worlds gentoos; approximately one third of the global population. They are found in small colonies around the Island, nesting either on the beaches, or considerable distances inland in the tussac grass on elevated headlands and hilltops.

With no printed value on the stamps, this set is part of the Definitive stamp set and will remain in use for around five years. The current Airmail Postcard rate is 60p, so the set has a face value of ￡2.40 and the special mini sheet costs ￡4.80. The First Day Cover features a pair of king penguins and costs £3.30.

South Georgia stamps can be bought via the website www.falklandstamps.fk where you can also read the press release for this issue in full.

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Gentoo Penguin at the Henry Doorly Zoo
Originally uploaded by bdpcollective

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Originally uploaded by DireLight

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Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Originally uploaded by Rodrigo Tapia

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IMG_7546
Originally uploaded by Robin's Page

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Penguin Tracks
Originally uploaded by jsuhanick

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Deception Island, Gentoo Penguins
Originally uploaded by brad.schram

Resting Gentoo Penguins in front of building at abandoned whaling station, Deception Island off Antarctic Peninsula.

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Gentoo Penguin, Pygoscelis papua
Originally uploaded by Rodrigo Tapia

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Penguin.
Originally uploaded by meganmisfit

Location: Indianapolis Zoo.

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Little Gentoos
Originally uploaded by orclimber

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Just visiting
Originally uploaded by Rafael Matias

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony visited by a Rockhopper (Eudyptes chrysocome, the second smallest penguin species); 6 November 2009, New Island (Falklands)

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Gentoo Penguin Moulting
Originally uploaded by Adam & Debbie @ Classic Sailing

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Gentoo Penguin with chick & egg
Originally uploaded by pat kearton