Starting to and returning from their foraging trips the king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) often gather in groups. This habit potentially lowers the risk of being caught by their aquatic predators, the sea lion and the orca.

---

Size: 5100px × 3387px
Location:
Photo credit: © Solvin Zankl / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -antarctic, .., aggregation, animal, animals, aquatic, bird, birds, caught, foraging, gather, gathering, group, groups., habit, islands, king, large, life, lion, lowers, marine, orca., penguins, people, potentially, predators, returning, risk, sea, sky, starting, trips, vertebrata, vertebrate, vertebrates, wildlife