The Adelie penguin is a small penguin that lives in Antarctica. The Adelie penguin is about two feet (less than one meter) tall. It weighs about 13 pounds (six kilograms).

The Adelie penguin has a white front and a black back. Its head is black, too. It has a long tail. The Adelie penguin has black eyes with white rings around them. It has a black beak.

The Adelie penguin uses small rocks to build its nest. Sometimes it will steal stones from its neighbor! The female lays two green eggs. Both the female and the male help keep the eggs warm. Both hunt for food. They eat krill, fish, and squid.

A baby Adelie stays with its parents until it is eight weeks old. Then it searches for its own food. The Adelie penguin chick grows faster than any other kind of penguin.

The Adelie penguin spends the winter in the water. It rests on icebergs floating in the water. The rest of the year it lives on land.