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Taylor Rookery is an emperor penguin breeding colony in Antarctica. It is the larger of the two known entirely land-based colonies of the species, most of which are situated on sea ice . [ 1 ] It is important because it is probably the largest colony of the species to occur on land and has been regularly monitored.
Auster Rookery is an Emperor penguin rookery on sea-ice, sheltered by grounded icebergs, 5 kilometres (2.7 nmi) east of the Auster Islands, and about 51 kilometres (28 nmi) ENE of Mawson Station in Antarctica.
A rookery is a colony breeding rooks, and more broadly a colony of several types of breeding animals, generally gregarious [1] birds. [ 2 ] Coming from the nesting habits of rooks, the term is used for corvids and the breeding grounds [ 3 ] of colony-forming seabirds , marine mammals ( true seals or sea lions ), and even some turtles .
The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica.The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 100 cm (39 in) in length and weighing from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb).
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This is a list of little penguin colonies notable for their size, location or public profile. It is not exhaustive. It is not exhaustive. Some little penguin ( Eudyptula minor ) colonies are particularly large, well-known, or are tourist attractions; even small colonies in urban areas may attract tours.
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Cape Adare is the site of the largest Adélie penguin rookery in the world. [9] The only study of this particular colony was done by George Murray Levick, [9] who was a member of the 1910–13 Scott Antarctic Expedition and observed it for an entire breeding cycle in 1911 and 1912. [10]