Both Buckle Island and Sabrina Islet are home to colonies of Adelie and chinstrap penguins. During the expedition, Gibbs helped catch Adelie penguins for the Smithsonian Institution. Adelie penguins employ yawning as part of their courtship ritual. Emperor and Adelie penguins are also found in the vicinity of the Erebus Ice Tongue. Extinction risks of the Adelie penguin are being reported because of global warming. It visited Adelie Land, Macquarie Island and the Balleny Islands. The first meteorite was found in 1912, and named the Adelie Land meteorite. He returned to racing in April 2018 and won his comeback race, Route Adelie.