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King Penguins SwimmingIn September 2009, Photo of the Day featured images from National Geographic magazine.A feeding party streams back to shore after several days at sea. Their orange markings, long, slender bills, and hefty, three-foot-long bodies distinguish them as king penguins. With bellies full of small fish, they will regurgitate a portion for waiting chicks.See more photographs from the September 2009 National Geographic feature story "Every Bird a King."
Photograph by Stefano Unterthiner

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