King+2012

King Penguins 2012 Sidd and Vishal

Characteristics is 14.3 kilograms. It is three feet tall and it is 35 lbs.

It has orange spots near their ears and on the neck. The colors are grey,white,and yellow.


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Habitat: The habitats are Antarctica,Crozet,Prince Edward,Kerguelen,South Georgia,and Mazquarie Islands,Falkland Islands,The South Sandwich Islands Food: The foods are fish,squid,and crustaceans.  Predators: leperd seals, killer whales.

Babies: Are very very fluffy.A King Penguin lays only one egg at at time. They don't have nests. Parents take care of their chicks by rearing them in creches in Winter time. To take care of their egg they tuck their single egg under their bellies. The predator is the Skua.

Other Interesting Facts:The King Penguin is the second largest penguin. King Penguins don't build a nest. It sometimes gets confused with the Emperor Penguin. King penguins have a brood pouch to keep their eggs warm. The King Penguins always keep their beaks up. the King Penguins can run. Their total population is estimated to be 1 million breeding pairs. The male King Penguin can go about 1 month without food

Future:King penguins are half of the penguin population.