Thousands of King Penguins gather at their breeding grounds at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean near Antarctica.

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Thousands of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) gather at their St. Andrews Bay breeding ground on South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean north of Antarctica. The island serves as a breeding ground and is home to one of the largest penguin colonies. The total number of King Penguins in the world is estimated to be million. Photo copyrighted by Michele and Tom Grimm.

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Location: St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island, in South Atlantic Ocean north of Antarctica
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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