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Also Known As	Aptenodytes patagonicus • Aptenodytes patagonica

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king penguin courtship

An adult king penguin stands facing a fluffy brown king penguin chick, both with open beaks as if communicating, on a pebbled ground in South Georgia, Antarctica.

A group of fluffy brown king penguin chicks stands together on rocky ground, with adult king penguins visible in the background in South Georgia, Antarctica.

Two southern elephant seals rest on a rocky shore while groups of royal penguins and king penguins stand and walk behind them at Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island.

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