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Penguin about to dive from an iceberg

As the icebreaker was sailing along Lemaire Channel I spotted three Adelie penguins resting on a drifting iceberg. Probably frightened by the vessel, two of them dove into the freezing ocean before I put a hand on my camera. I succedded in taking a picture of the third one just before he jumped. Although the penguin turns its back on us, the photo clearly shows it's about to jump into the ocean. Sometimes penguins use icebergs as shelters while chased by their fiercer predator the leopard seal.