Natures royalty: King penguin

King penguin colony (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Antarctic, Polar Regions

The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) 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 (at the Kerguelen Islands, Crozet Island, Prince Edward Islands and Heard Island and McDonald Islands) and at Macquarie Island Habitat King penguins breed on subantarctic islands that are located…

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