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Continuing our trek on Half Moon Island, Tincho found remnants of penguin feathers, The upper parts of the vanes of the feathers overlap their neighboring feathers flatly like overlapping tiles, contributing to a wind or water barrier. Around 50–60 days old, they molt, gaining their adult feathers and go to sea.
18 December 2019
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  DSC05488.JPG - Continuing our trek on Half Moon Island, Tincho found  remnants of penguin feathers, The upper parts of the vanes of the feathers overlap their neighboring feathers flatly like overlapping tiles, contributing to a wind or water barrier.  Around 50–60 days old, they molt, gaining their adult feathers and go to sea. 18 December 2019  
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