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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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Aptenodytes forsteri
about 300 yds off of the camp. Judging by
the snow they had been there for several
hours resting. We photographed them +
drove one to camp where it was killed for
a blood sample for a skeleton preparation.
At 11:30 the penguins were lying down
in the same spot at which we left them.
Dec 3 - 7 penguins showed up near camp at
about 9 this evening. The group contained
what might be some sub-adult birds,
12 individuals with none of the yellow
+ orange on the head + neck, though the
salmon pink stripe on the bill
remained. Four of the birds paired
differently through an interesting ceremony.
They would stand close, usually facing,
head their heads + necks down simply
+ trumpet with the neck + head in this
position. The trumpeting had an open
brassy tone, like french horns blown
at a high pitch with a contour
like + volume . They would
then throw their heads up + sometimes
both would flap their head + neck back
+ about in an apparently amiable manner.
They would then stand straight necks partly
lifted + the neck inflated. After a moment
they would repeat. I got pictures of this.
Trumpet sounds like
Cran