Group of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) crossing a snow patch, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia

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King penguins are the 2nd largest penguin species after the Emperor penguin, and unlike the latter they breed on sub-antarctic islands in the Southern Atlantic / Scotia Sea, southern Indian Ocean and Macquarie Island.

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Size: 4608px × 3456px
Location: Salisbury Plain, South Georgia
Photo credit: © steve waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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