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[[File:Hope Bay-Adélie penguin.jpg|thumb|right|Adélie penguin]] | [[File:Hope Bay-Adélie penguin.jpg|thumb|right|Adélie penguin]] | ||
The '''Adélie penguin''' (''Pygoscelis adeliae'') is a species of [[penguin]] common along the entire [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] coast, which is their only residence. They are among the most southerly distributed of all seabirds, along with the [[emperor penguin]], the south polar skua, [[Wilson's storm petrel]], the [[snow petrel]], and the [[Antarctic petrel]]. They are named after [[Adélie Land | The '''Adélie penguin''' (''Pygoscelis adeliae'') is a species of [[penguin]] common along the entire [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] coast, which is their only residence. They are among the most southerly distributed of all seabirds, along with the [[emperor penguin]], the south polar skua, [[Wilson's storm petrel]], the [[snow petrel]], and the [[Antarctic petrel]]. They are named after [[Adélie Land]], in turn named for Adèle Dumont D'Urville, the wife of French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, who discovered these penguins in 1840. | ||
==Distribution and habitat== | ==Distribution and habitat== | ||