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Three Kinds of Penguin, A Visualization Using R
A visualization, built in R programming language and presented using R markdown.
Introduction
Near south pole, there are three kinds of penguins based on a research by Dr Kristen Gorman. They are Chinstrap, Adelie, and Gentoo. Source: https://animals.mom.com/long-emperor-penguins-care-young-10940.html.
Chinstrap
The chinstrap penguin is named after the thin black band that extends from ear to ear around the bottom of his chin. The penguin also differentiates himself from other penguins by having a white face. Chinstrap penguins breed in large colonies, sometimes as large as 100,000. They can be found throughout the Antarctic peninsula and its neighboring islands. The species survives almost entirely from a diet of krill, which is plentiful in Antarctic waters. Chinstrap penguins spend winters in the open ocean north of the Antarctic pack ice.
Adelie
The Adelie penguin lives all along the Antarctic coast and its outlying islands. Like many penguin species, the Adelie variety lives in large colonies during the spring breeding season, which begins in October. Adelie build small nests with small rocks, sometimes stealing rocks from each other. In addition to krill, the Adelie penguins dine on fish and squid. They are capable of diving more than 500 feet in search of prey.
