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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

The king penguin colony on South Georgia island – in pictures

King Penguin Colony: King Penguin colony in South Georgia
Thousands of king penguins herd their young (in brown) into creches to keep them warm Photograph: Andy Rouse/Rex Features
King Penguin Colony: King Penguin colony in South Georgia
King penguin chicks can take between 10 and 13 months to raise Photograph: Andy Rouse/Rex Features
King Penguin Colony: King Penguin colony in South Georgia
The sun sets over a pair of penguins in the south Atlantic Photograph: Andy Rouse/Rex Features
King Penguin Colony: King Penguin colony in South Georgia
Penguin chicks grow a warm brown fluffy down of feathers and a thick layer of blubber to keep them warm in winter Photograph: Andy Rouse/Rex Features
King Penguin Colony: King Penguin colony in South Georgia
Penguins on South Georgia Photograph: Andy Rouse/Rex Features
King Penguin Colony: King Penguin colony in South Georgia
Penguin parents put the chicks in one of the creches, returning every two or three days with food Photograph: Andy Rouse/Rex Features
King Penguin Colony: King Penguin colony on South Georgia
The king is the second largest species of penguin, after the emperor Photograph: Andy Rouse/Rex Features
King Penguin Colony: King Penguin colony in South Georgia
The king penguin feeds its chicks by eating fish, digesting it slightly and regurgitating the food into the chick's mouth Photograph: Andy Rouse/Rex Features
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