They are dark on top and light underneath. Looking down on them this makes them dark like the sea bed. Looking up at them it makes them white like the ice or sky above them.
with their cuteness
To keep predators away
with their cuteness
Sardines & Anchovies
sea lions, skuas, and seals, and orcas.
sea lions, skuas, and seals, and orcas.
The Gentoo penguin predators are Sea lions, Orca , seabirds that can steal their eggs,and the last predator is the sea leopards.
On the continent, adult penguins have no natural predators, but chicks are vulnerable to carnivorous birds, such as Skua, that take the chicks to feed their own young. Penguins are sea birds and their natural predators are sea animals, such as seals and whales.
They are light colored to be camouflaged from their predators. The reason they are camouflaged is because they live in a desert.
Predators of penguins include the leopard seal, the killer whale, and the giant petrel (a carnivorous sea bird).
They are light colored to be camouflaged from their predators. The reason they are camouflaged is because they live in a desert.
First, no animal lives in Antarctica. Sea birds and sea mammals breed on Antarctica's beaches, and their natural camouflage of dark backs and lighter underbellies protect them from sea predators.