Nesting pairs on the Gentoo penguin colony on the island tend their eggs and chicks at Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula. The penguins stay vigilant to ward off skua birds who try to eat the eggs and chicks..

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penguin gentoo parent nest rocks stones pebbles nesting rock nest protect incubate vigilant keep warm arctic freezing cold frigid close-up egg baby chick

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