King Penguin group (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Query: King penguin

Result: 44^th of 103

Subject:	King Penguin group (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Poster:	Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)

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King Penguin group (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King penguins on shore leave looking for the party at Grytviken

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest species of penguin at about 90 cm (3 ft) tall and weighing 11 to 15 kg (24 to 33 lb), second only to the Emperor Penguin. King Penguins live on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, as well as Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, and other temperate islands of the region.

Image ID: corp2098, NOAA Corps Collection
Photo Date: Austral summer 1988-1989
Photographer: Commander Richard Behn, NOAA Corps

Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

King penguin
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