King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) colony of nesting animals numbering around 7, 000 nesting pairs in Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chick protected by parent. South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantic Ocean.

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking on the beach near colony of nesting animals numbering about 7, 000 nesting pairs at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

Curious King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) approaches the camera on the beach at Prion Island in the Bay of Isles on South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) colony of nesting animals numbering between 70, 000 and 100, 000 nesting pairs on Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking on the beach near a colony of nesting animals numbering about 7, 000 nesting pairs at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) parent feeding/guarding chick on the beach on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) pair in colony of nesting animals numbering between 70, 000 and 100, 000 nesting pairs on Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) colony of over 150, 000 nesting pair. South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantic Ocean.

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) (head detail) colony of nesting animals numbering between 70, 000 and 100, 000 nesting pairs on Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) pair courtship in colony of nesting animals numbering between 70, 000 and 100, 000 nesting pairs on Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) pair on the beach. Stromness Whaling Station on South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantic Ocean.

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus} rookery, South Georgia

Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) swimming in the clear waters of Right Whale Bay on South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean.