BT Feder Nr. 42-21831966
by Seth Resnick - © Corbis. All Rights Reserved. - © Seth Resnick/Science Faction/Corbis
Closeup of King Penguin's Feathers
Original caption: The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second largest penguin. Adults weigh around 29 pounds and average 37 inches in height. Females look identical to the males but are a little smaller in size. They are a beautiful species with a patch of bright orange. King penguins gather in great numbers. This colony in Gold Harbor, South Georgia Island numbers around 25,000 breeding pairs. --- Image by © Seth Resnick/Science Faction/Corbis