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• n  medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica

• Adelie
• Adelie penguin
• Pygoscelis adeliae

News & Articles

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• Even Penguins Get The Flu
  Adelie penguins, which breed in huge colonies on the rocky Antarctic Peninsula, harbor a version of the avian influenza virus. But this strain doesn't make humans or the birds sick.
  May 6, 2014 - NPR
• Distinct avian influenza viruses found in Antarctic penguins
  ( American Society for Microbiology ) An international team of researchers has, for the first time, identified an avian influenza virus in a group of Adelie penguins from Antarctica. The virus, found to be unlike any other circulating avian flu, is described in a study published this week in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
  May 6, 2014 - EurekAlert!