# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CKg4XeSDHhG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11686480-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/781ba922f7.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-01-26T15:47:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by paulnicklen / I took this photo while waiting for leopard seals in Antarctica—my favorite assignment from 20 years of shooting for the big yellow magazine. The towering embankments of raw, textured ice provided the perfect backdrop for a pair of chinstrap penguin chicks as they took a break from learning to swim. Follow me paulnicklen to see how other species cope in the planet's most unforgiving ecosystems. #penguin #chinstrappenguin #antarctica #antarcticpeninsula #ice

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## Tags

penguin, ice, antarcticpeninsula, antarctica, chinstrappenguin

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