Adélie penguins, Antarctica Apr 25, 2024

Adélie penguins, Antarctica

Why fly when you can slide? These flightless birds primarily inhabit Antarctica, with species varying from emperor penguins to today"s image star, Adélie penguins. In 1840, the French adventurer Jules Dumont d"Urville discovered the Adélie penguins and honoured his wife, Adèle Dorothée, by naming them after her. Despite their small size, Adélie penguins are sleek swimmers and can dive as deep as 175 metres in search of shrimp-like krill or fish. They are social animals which gather in small colonies for foraging, hunting and protection. While it may seem mischievous, Adélies steal pebbles from nearby nests to strengthen their own, safeguarding their eggs and chicks from Antarctica"s harsh conditions and predators.

© Patrick J. Endres/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Apr 25, 2025Magellanic penguins, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sep 21, 2023Inside the Nobel Peace Centre, Oslo, Norway
Sep 27, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
Aug 5, 2025Tide pools in La Jolla, California, United States
Oct 16, 2025Eurasian lynx, Siberia
Nov 8, 2023West Indian manatee mother and baby
Nov 5, 2024Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Jan 30, 2025Rolands Breach, Spain
Dec 14, 2023Boreal owl
Oct 24, 2025RMS Queen Mary, California
Jan 16, 2026Leopard at Etosha National Park, Namibia
Apr 21, 2025Joshua trees under the Milky Way, California, United States
Jul 3, 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
Dec 21, 2023Ljubljana, Slovenia
Oct 11, 2025Wood duck hen
Jul 5, 2024Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
Nov 20, 2025Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil
Jan 18, 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
Apr 18, 2024Medieval city walls, Ávila, Spain
Mar 2, 2025Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, NSW, Australia
Dec 4, 2023Cheetah and her cubs
Mar 27, 2024Tea plantation near Munnar, India
May 31, 2025Knuthöjdsmossen nature reserve, Sweden
Jul 2, 2025Spine-cheeked anemonefish
May 11, 2025Leopard mother grooming her cub, Jao Reserve, Botswana
Dec 30, 2024Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Jun 8, 2025Steller sea lions
Feb 16, 2024Pyrrhuloxia bird
Oct 27, 2024Polar bear
Feb 22, 2025Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Jan 2, 2025Ardez village, Graubunden, Switzerland