Penguins Gallery

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise, Falklands

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at sunrise, Falklands. Highly honoured in the Ocean View Category of the Nature's Best Windland Smith Rice Ocean View Competition 2017

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Emperor penguins diving {Aptenodytes forsteri} Antarctica

Emperor penguins diving {Aptenodytes forsteri} Antarctica. Emperor penguins are the bird diving champions and can acheive a depth of 500m. Humans can only descend 150m before the water pressure collapses the lungs

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Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) males dive through openings in the sea ice

Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) males dive through openings in the sea ice to take their first swim in over 4 months as they have spent the bleak winter incubating their eggs. Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, 2009

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