#King Penguins

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An adult king penguin hunts for its chick amongst a sea of similar-looking 'oakum boys' (juvenile king penguins) on the Island of South Georgia in Antarctica.

By Paul Nicklen

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King penguins, Volunteer Point, East Falkland Island, 2022.

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King penguins 

Photographed by Daisy Gilardini

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The Child's Picture Scrap Book. Containing Upwards of Four Hundred Illustrations by John Gilbert, J. D. Watson, Wolf, Coleman, etc. 1865.

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King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Photo by Wim van den Heever

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A Hug at Sunset 6U8A8061 by Daniel D'Auria Via Flickr: King penguins gather at Volunteer point to raise their young. The second largest penguin in the world stands an astounding 100 cm. They are serially monogamous with two-thirds of the population changing mates each breeding cycle and one-third remaining with a previous mate. As the sun set, this couple stood side by side with one fondly caressing the other with its flipper. It’s a touching story told in a single photo.

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King Penguins in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory)

Birger Strahl

Scientific name: Aptenodytes patagonicus

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing) 

Mass: 21 – 38 lbs

Family: Spheniscidae

Class: Aves

Domain: Eukaryota

Genus: Aptenodytes

The king penguin is the second largest species of penguin, smaller, but somewhat similar in appearance to the emperor penguin. There are two subspecies, A. p. patagonicus and A. p. halli; patagonicus is found in the South Atlantic and halli in the South Indian Ocean and at Macquarie Island.

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King Penguins

May 2 2018

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18 March 2023

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"During my expedition to Antarctica I had meet and take a series of photos with magnificent King Penguins. Observation of the colony, their habits and communication brought great pleasure and interest in the further study of these amazing animals. There are 450,000 pairs of King Penguins on South Georgia, which is about half the world's population. The island has more than 30 colonies in total. 

Samuel Feron

France

Neutral Density Photography Awards 2023

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Kansas City Zoo Revisited

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King penguins, East Falkland Island, 2022.

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[Image Description: five photographs of a leucistic, white and yellow King Penguin. The first two photographs show the yellow penguin standing on a rocky beach. The third and fourth photographs show the penguin scooting, and standing, in shallow water. In the last photo, the yellow penguin swims out to sea, accompanied by a raft of black and white penguins. End image description.]

Never Before Seen’ Yellow Penguin Belgian photographer Yves Adams on a two month photo exhibition in the South Atlantic captured on camera the world’s first yellow penguin. It was captured in December 2019 when the group made a stop on an island in South Georgia to photograph a colony of over 120,000 king penguins.

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The Sea and its Wonders. Written by Mary and Elizabeth Kirby. 1871.

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