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Penguins in Antarctica
Antarctica
In Antarctica, Adélie penguins live near the sea. Adults feed their chicks. Far away, scientists watch without touching them.
Did you know?
Adélie penguins build their nests with pebbles.
Look together
How can you tell the chick from the adults?
An idea to try
Make a drawing of a round nest using little paper pebbles.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Adélie penguins nest on rocky, snow-free ground near Antarctic coasts. Parents share chick care and food gathering. The locator places this scene roughly near Ross Island; the colony and scientists are imagined.
Look together: How can you tell the chick from the adults? Make a drawing of a round nest using little paper pebbles.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed; details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place. The map dot gives only an approximate location.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Australian Antarctic Program: Adélie PenguinPlace, landscape or monument and the factual explanation on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
