The smallest penguin in the Antarctic is also one of only two penguin species (the other is the Emperor The smallest penguin in the Antarctic is also one of only two penguin species (the other is the Emperor penguin ) that spends its entire life in Antarctica . Huge colonies of Adélies were once spread throughout the Antarctic Peninsula and the coastline of the continent, but as climate change took hold, populations declined in some areas. Fortunately, a robust colony of some 1.5 million Adélie penguins was recently found on the Antarctic Peninsula’s Danger Islands . It’s speculated that the penguins populated the islands because the sea ice here is still thick enough to support the colony. It’s also relatively impassable to boat traffic, so the birds remain undisturbed during their breeding cycle... See more See less
