#king penguins

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stamps of king penguins and a humpback whale. france, issued 2020.

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King penguins bathing - Bahia Inutil, 2025

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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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Majestic King Penguins gather along the shores of the Falkland Islands, a true spectacle of the South Atlantic. Mark hopes to be back there in the near future for more!

📸 by Mark Bouldoukian Photography

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King Penguins | A Year on Planet Earth (2022)

After so long at sea, this male is desperate to reunite with his mate. But a million other penguins have had the same idea. Every corner of the colony is contested. Finally reunited; she's waited more than two weeks going without food or water to guard their newly-laid egg. Now it's his turn to care for it. This egg is the pair's only chance to raise a chick this year. Just getting it to hatch will take incredible devotion; taking turns to sit on the egg while the other feeds in the summer seas.

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King penguins 

Photographed by Daisy Gilardini

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