Gentoo Penguins and Their Nesting Rituals

The luxury cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula explores pristine wilderness, frozen landscapes and remote islands.  The Antarctic Peninsula and its surrounding waters are the natural habitat for a variety of wildlife.  Traversing the peninsula, we observe colonies of Chinstrap, Adélie and Gentoo penguins.  We observe a large colony of Gentoo penguins at Neko Harbor.  Gentoo penguins have red-orange beaks, light orange feet and a long tail.  We notice Gentoo penguins nesting together and a penguin moving pebbles from other penguins’ nests.  Gentoo Penguins are social creatures; they display unique courtship rituals and construct elaborate nests with the pebbles they collect.