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Magellanic Grooming

Magellanic Grooming

Before they can learn to swim and fish for themselves, Magellanic Penguin chicks must shed the thick layer of down that covers their bodies as nestlings. Here, ...
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Before they can learn to swim and fish for themselves, Magellanic Penguin chicks must shed the thick layer of down that covers their bodies as nestlings. Here, a parent assists with plucking out tufts of loose down on a nestling that is approaching adult size.
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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 640 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 4200/10

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Jun, 2017

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