King penguin portrait.

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King penguins close-up

The penguins will approach you If you sit still or lay down on the beach and you can get close-up photos of individuals very easily. This photo is taken at St. Andrews Bay where more than 200.000 birds breed

King penguin facts

King penguins have colourful feathers around their necks and heads, with they are the brightest of all the species of penguin and there is an estimated world population of 2 million breeding pairs (some estimates up to 3.2 million). The King Penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about 90 cm (3 ft) tall and weighing 11 to 16 kg (24 to 35 lb)

Classification
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Aptenodytes
Species: Aptenodytes patagonicus

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