SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae

Aptenodytes patagonicus  

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
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© Geoff Walker 2012
Macquarie Island, TAS (Dec, 2012)

It is ironic that one of the largest King Penguin rookeries on Macquarie Island has developed around the rusting remains of the boiling pots that once consumed 4000 penguins a day.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

The Three Stooges

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

The Three Musketeers

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King Penguin

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King Penguin

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King Penguin

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King Penguin

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King Penguin

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King Penguin

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King Penguin

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King Penguin

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

King Penguin