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Sea Lion Island Lodge, with the grave of Alexander Dugas, a Frenchman who committed suicide on the island in late 1929 or early 1930, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) eating the foam created by breaking waves, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) eating the foam created by breaking waves, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) dripping water from its flippers as it emerges from the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) emerging from the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) creating a sculpture in foam as it enters the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) plunging into the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 1 of 2
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) plunging into the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 2 of 2
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) with spume sculpture, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) wading out of the sea, its head surrounded by a cloud of fine water droplets, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) surrounded by a spume sculpture as it emerges from the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) cruising a wave parallel to the shore, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands
Two desperately hungry Gentoo Penguin chicks (Pygoscelis papua papua) try to mug an adult emerging from the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 1 of sequence of 31
The adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) dives back into the sea and the chicks follow, all three passing behind another adult emerging from the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 2 of sequence of 31
The adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) escapes and both chicks end up in the sea, wet and still hungry, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 3 of sequence of 31
One Gentoo Penguin chick (Pygoscelis papua papua) leaves the sea, wet through, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 4 of sequence of 31
The other Gentoo Penguin chick (Pygoscelis papua papua) is swamped by a huge wave, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 5 of sequence of 31
...and emerges from the sea wet through and distressed (Gentoo Penguin chick (Pygoscelis papua papua)), Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 6 of sequence of 31
One of the Gentoo Penguin chicks (Pygoscelis papua papua) is repulsed by another adult, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 7 of sequence of 31
... and solicits food from another adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) leaving the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 8 of sequence of 31
Literally two seconds later the adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) is escaping back into the sea, hotly pursued by the chick, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 9 of sequence of 31
...and then has to fend it off (Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua)), Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 10 of sequence of 31
The Gentoo Penguin chicks (Pygoscelis papua papua) enter the sea repeatedly trying to intercept adult penguins returning to the shore, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 11 of sequence of 31
Another adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) leaves the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 12 of sequence of 31
... and is immediately pursued by the two hungry chicks (Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua)), Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 13 of sequence of 31
The Gentoo Penguin adult (Pygoscelis papua papua) being pursued by the two desperate chicks, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 14 of sequence of 31
The Gentoo Penguin adult (Pygoscelis papua papua) being pursued by the two desperate chicks, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 15 of sequence of 31
An adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) is happy to pose with one of the chicks, as if it were its own offspring, but the chick still goes hungry, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 16 of sequence of 31
Another adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) arrives from the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 17 of sequence of 31
... and immediately is pursued by the chicks (Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua)), Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 18 of sequence of 31
... while still in the sea (Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua)), Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 19 of sequence of 31
This tactic works, and the instinct to feed a begging chick proves too much for the Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua), Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands. Perseverence has paid off: Image 20 of sequence of 31
Even though one of them has just been fed, both Gentoo Penguin chicks (Pygoscelis papua papua) pursue the adult, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 21 of sequence of 31
The adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) runs back down the beach, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 22 of sequence of 31
The adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) heads for the sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 23 of sequence of 31
... reaches the edge of the sea (Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua)), Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 24 of sequence of 31
... and escapes by diving in (Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua)), Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 25 of sequence of 31
Another adult Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua papua) arrives at the shore from catching food out at sea, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 26 of sequence of 31
... and is immediately pursued by the second Gentoo Penguin chick (Pygoscelis papua papua), Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 27 of sequence of 31
Success! The persistence of the Gentoo Penguin chick (Pygoscelis papua papua) has triggered the regurgitation reflex of the adult, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands: Image 28 of sequence of 31
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