Facts and Figures

• Adelie Penguins live in Antartica and the surrounding islands
• They were named by the French explorer Jules Dumont d’Urville, who gave them the name ‘Adelie’ after his wife Adele
• There are an estimated 5 million Adelie Penguins in the wild, contained in 38 different colonies
• They have been known to dive as deep as 175 metres
• They can swim as fast as 45 miles per hour
• Their diet consists of small fish, squid and shrill
- They weigh up to 12lbs and are approximately 70cm tall
• October to February is their breeding season
• Each year they swim around 13,000 kilometres
• Leopard seals are the main natural predator of adult Adelie Penguins
• Over the past 25 years populations have fallen by 65% due to food shortages and ice melting

How Does Your Money Help?

• Bringing an end to overfishing which is leading to a shortage of krill
• Establish a protected area covering at least 10% of the Southern Ocean
• Raising awareness of climate change which is leading to ice melting and the destruction of krill habitats