These animals will appear darker, sometimes sporting all-black fits that, frankly, look pretty badass on penguins. The photo of our wee melanistic gentoo chick was taken by penguin counter Laura ...

this melanistic individual would be more visible to predators, such as killer whales or leopard seals. The normal white belly camouflages the penguin against white sky or ice, making it less ...

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