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==Description==
==Description==
[[File:Penguins.jpeg|thumbnail|Penguins in the Gabriel González Videla Base under the [[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chilean]] flag in 1957.]]
Depending on the species, penguins are between 16 and 46 inches in length. The largest is the emperor penguin (''Aptenodytes forsteri''), which stands close to four feet tall and weighs in at nearly 90 pounds; the smallest is the little penguin (''Eudyptula minor'') at sixteen inches and two pounds. When standing, penguins have a fully-erect posture and tend to move about in a comically-awkward gait, or they "toboggan", i.e. they slide on their bellies when on the ice, using feet and wings to push themselves along.
Depending on the species, penguins are between 16 and 46 inches in length. The largest is the emperor penguin (''Aptenodytes forsteri''), which stands close to four feet tall and weighs in at nearly 90 pounds; the smallest is the little penguin (''Eudyptula minor'') at sixteen inches and two pounds. When standing, penguins have a fully-erect posture and tend to move about in a comically-awkward gait, or they "toboggan", i.e. they slide on their bellies when on the ice, using feet and wings to push themselves along.