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  • King penguins breed on subantarctic islands between 45 and 55°S, at the northern reaches of Antarctica, as well as Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, and other temperate islands of the region.  Their total population is estimated to be more than 2 million pairs and is increasing.  Here, more than 100,000 of them nest in at Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island in  Antarctica. King penguin colonies are continuously occupied year-round with both adult birds and chicks.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Uncounted thousands of King Penguins crowd a rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A King Penguin chick huddles by its parent amidst a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.  Very young chicks are balanced on its parents' feet, sheltered from the cold.  During this time, the parents alternate every 3–7 days, one guarding the chick while the other forages for food. The guard phase lasts for about a month until they have grown much larger and are better able to both keep warm and protect themselves against skua gulls and other predators.
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  • King Penguins depart a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A young Southern Fur Seals relaxes on moss near Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A Southern Elephant Seal relaxes on a beach beside Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A King Penguin strolls through decaying machinery at Grytviken, a recently abandoned whaling station on  South Georgia island, Antarctica.
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  • A mountain appears through the anchor chain hole of an abandoned whaling ship at Grytviken,  South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A King Penguin parent guards its chick amidst a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Elsehul Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Young Southern Fur Seals, King Penguins and Gentoo Penguins crowd a beach below tussock grass by Elsehul Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Elsehul Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Kelp clings to rocks by Elsehul Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Elsehul Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Kelp clings to rocks by Elsehul Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A Snowy Sheathbill perches on rocks above kelp in Elsehul Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A Snowy Sheathbill perches on rocks above kelp in Elsehul Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins slap each other with their flippers near a rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins standon a beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica. Behind them is the cruise ship, National Geographic Endeavor.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A King Penguin preens atop tussock grass beside a massive rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Uncounted thousands of King Penguins crowd a rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A predatory skua flies over incounted thousands of King Penguins crowding a rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A King Penguin calls for its chick in a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins touch beaks at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at squabble for territory in a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguin parents guard their chick amidst a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • A King Penguin parent guards its chick amidst a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins in a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins in a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Two King Penguins stand beside a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Uncounted thousands of King Penguins crowd a rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Uncounted thousands of King Penguins crowd a rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Uncounted thousands of King Penguins crowd a rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Uncounted thousands of King Penguins crowd a rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Uncounted thousands of King Penguins crowd a rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • Uncounted thousands of King Penguins crowd a rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins stand in a huge rookery at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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  • King Penguins at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Antarctica.
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