Standing in the sand was an injured king penguin, the species closest to emperor penguins, who seemed to be lost. King penguins are adapted to cold temperatures and inhabit mostly subantarctic ...

A rare sighting of a king penguin on an Otago beach has been described as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”. The penguin popped into Pipikaretu Beach while the Otago Peninsula Eco Restoration ...

The surrounding islands, however, belong to their slightly smaller noble cousin — the king penguin. King penguins live in places like the South Sandwich Islands, South Georgia Island and the ...