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It was quite a nice surprise to see an Emperor penguin. Normally you have to go on specialty trips in the middle of the Antarctic winter. This young bird (young as indicated by light pale yellow neck ruff) may have been lost. In any case it was just hanging out on this ice flow. Conveniently the two Adelies were nearby to provide a true indication of its size.
I like these two photos because it appears that the Adelies are having a conversation about the Emperor.
Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) are medium-sized penguins, about 76 cm in height and weighing an average of 5 Kg (11 lbs). They have the characteristic grey back and white belly of all penguin species with a broad white band stretching across the head from eye to eye.
All penguin species are found in the southern hemisphere. Gentoos can be found in the Falklands, South Georgia, Kerguelen, Marion, Macquarie and other remote islands and the Antarctic peninsula.
Gentoos face the same problems threatening other penguin species—global warming, over-fishing, marine pollution and habitat loss. Gentoo populations in the wild are experiencing population declines due to these threats. As a result, the gentoo penguin is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) as Near Threatened, meaning that it is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future
A Fiordland Crested Penguin (tawaki, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) climbing it's way up a small rock. A tough ask after having just woken up & before heading out for a day's fishing! (I haven't done too well with showing face detail here).
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African Penguin at the Toledo Zoo
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Taken May 23rd, 2014
It's been a great week for the Toledo Zoo. It's been voted one of the top zoos in the nation and it's opened its new penguin exhibit next to the aquarium. The animals were so close I could use my wide angle lens. The distance between the camera and the penguin in this picture was only about 4 feet. When they were in their old exhibit they hardly ever went in the water because it was still water and they prefer swimming in moving water.
The King Penguin is the second-largest penguin in the world. It stands about 3 feet tall and weighs between 20 and 30 kg .
These penguins are often confused with Emperor Penguins because they have similar colouration. Like most penguins, they have white bellies, silver-grey backs and blackish heads. King Penguins are distinguished from other penguins by the vibrant orange of their upper breast area and an orange tear-shaped patch ( comma ) over each ear.
I was privileged to be able to photograph this exquisite creature in the Falkland Islands at a place called Volunteer Point which required a long bumpy off-road journey by landrover.
The penguin in the background is a gentoo penguin,