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A massive King penguin colony of 80,000 to 100,000 pairs breed on the Bay of Isles' Salisbury Plain of South Georgia Island in the sub-Antarctic.  King penguins do not build nests, instead they tuck their single egg under their bellies while resting it on their feet.

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Wideshot of King Penguin Colony, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island

A massive King penguin colony of 80,000 to 100,000 pairs breed on the Bay of Isles' Salisbury Plain of South Georgia Island in the sub-Antarctic. King penguins do not build nests, instead they tuck their single egg under their bellies while resting it on their feet.


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