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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Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) pair in greeting display. Antipodes Island

Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) pair in greeting display. Antipodes Island, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. Endemic to Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Endangered species

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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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