Gene Jarvis: Adelie Penguins

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1979
Image Size: 9.5 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 12.75 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Pen and Ink on Hot Press Illustration Board

The barren, forbidden cold of the Antarctic is somehow warmed by the antics of the charming animals that live there. Of all these creatures, none matches the penguins for personality and fun. After careful observation, scientists discoverd that penguins are very human-like in their behavior; they bicker among themselves, greet friends, protest and challenge each other with a great deal of bluff, and even engage in petty thievery and juvenile delinquency. Like humans, one individual penguin in a group of thousands of penguins can instantly recognize his own mate and chick by the sound of their voices. One of the most interesting and fun-loving penguins is the Adelie Penguin. These delightful animals jostle each other for a chance to ride on a passing ice floe, only to jump off and join the group again for another contest. With their playful antics, it is not surprising that the Adelie Penguins are favorites in the zoo. However, in captivity penguins are difficult to care for because they are very susceptible to mainland germs. In modern zoos, they are often protected behind glass where they breathe only filtered air. Though their zoo life is rather precarious, in their homeland, the Adelie Penguins are the most abundant and widely distributed of all the Antarctic penguins. There they wander far and wide in search of their diet of fish, crab, and squid.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the British Antarctic Territory 11p Adelie Penguins stamp issued January 14, 1979.

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