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  2. King penguin - Wikipedia

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    The king penguin is approximately 25% shorter and weighs around a third less than the emperor penguin. [12] [13] At first glance, the king penguin appears similar to the larger, closely related emperor penguin, with a broad cheek patch contrasting with surrounding dark feathers and yellow-orange plumage at the top of the chest.

  3. List of penguins - Wikipedia

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    Chinstrap penguin. Penguins are birds in the family Spheniscidae in the monotypic order Sphenisciformes. [1] They inhabit high-productivity marine habitats, almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere; the only species to occur north of the Equator is the Galapagos penguin.

  4. Aptenodytes - Wikipedia

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    The egg of a king penguin (10 cm, c. 300 g) and that of an emperor penguin (11.1–12.7 cm, 345–515 g). [7] At right a king penguin pair is changing the egg guard at South Georgia Island, where over 30 colonies of king penguin reside. An important cause for reproductive failure in some penguin species is mistiming between parents for ...

  5. Category:Penguins - Wikipedia

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    Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are an order of flightless birds living in the southern hemisphere. They are not, contrary to popular belief, only found in cold climates, such as Antarctica.

  6. Meet 9-Month-Old Pesto, Who’s The Besto, Weighing In At A ...

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    Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium has probably the fluffiest penguin in the entire world. The post Meet 9-Month-Old Pesto, Who’s The Besto, Weighing In At A Whopping 22 Kg first appeared on Bored Panda.

  7. A KC Zoo penguin named finalist in world animal competition ...

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    Littlefoot, a 2-year-old king penguin residing at the zoo, is one of three finalists in Penguin International’s March of the Penguin Madness competition. The animal went head-to-head with 47 ...

  8. Why Pesto, a massive penguin chick, is vying to be the ... - AOL

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    When Pesto last stepped on the scale just two weeks ago, he weighed in at 21 kg or about 46.3 lbs, at just nine months old, making him the biggest penguin chick Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in ...

  9. Penguin - Wikipedia

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    The name penguin was first used in the late 16th century for the Great Auk (pictured here) and was later applied to Southern Hemisphere birds due to their resemblance, though they are unrelated. [10] The word penguin first appears in literature at the end of the 16th century as a synonym for the great auk. [11]