King penguin chicks (Aptenodytes patagonicus). A king penguin chick is covered in brown or silvery down,which is moulted at about a year old. The king penguin does not build a nest,but instead incubates its egg on the top of its feet. The chick grows to full size in a few weeks,but is not left alone by its parents for 40 days. It then joins a large creche,while its parents go to sea to fish. The king penguin's diet consists almost entirely of fish. Photographed on South Georgia Island | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Scoones, Peter |
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