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> Dear PenguinPromises
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> The penguins are now back home in the colony after their month long feeding trip.
> They have had a very relaxing time just floating in the water and recovering
> their weight after the exhausting period of chick-rearing.
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> Whilst they were away the penguins did not spend much time swimming, except for
> when they were hungry and decided to go fishing. Most of their time was spent
> bobbing up and down in the water, rising and falling with each passing wave.
> Sometimes the waves can be huge, and floating out in the open ocean can be like
> being on a roller coaster. I can say that from personal experience of using inflatable
> launches to reach offshore penguin colonies.
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> I often visit the Rockhopper colony on Isla Pinguino which is about 40 km offshore
> from Puerto Deseado in open ocean. Even in what fisherman would call good weather,
> going over the peak of each wav...
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