FLICKR, CHRISTOPHER MICHEL
(See P.T. Fretwell et al., “An emperor penguin population estimate: the first global, synoptic survey of a species from space,” PLOS One, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.
Image of the Day: World Penguin Day
Emperor penguins are among the largest birds in the world. Approximately 595,000 of them live in Antarctica.
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