King penguin
SpeciesPenguins
The second-largest penguin species, found on subantarctic and temperate islands.
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King penguin
- Penguins
The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second-largest penguin species and resembles the emperor penguin. It mainly eats lanternfish, squid, and krill, making repeated dives beyond 100 metres while foraging. It breeds on subantarctic islands near Antarctica, South Georgia, southern Argentina, and other regional temperate islands, and also lives on Macquarie Island and the Falkland Islands. Once commercially exploited, it is now fully protected.
- Scientific name
- Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Main diet
- Lanternfish, squid, and krill
- Protection
- Fully protected today
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- King penguin (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q182209
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Godot13. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsGodot13, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
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