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An emperor penguin prepares to launch out of the sea onto the ice
September 14, 2022

Emperor Penguin

An emperor penguin prepares to launch out of the sea onto the ice at Cape Washington in the Ross Sea off Antarctica. The unpublished image was taken for a story in the February 2014 issue on the Yukon wilderness.
Photograph by Paul Nicklen, Nat Geo Image Collection

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