Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)

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Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), adult finishing moult at end of breeding season (February), lying on the ice. Cape Evans, Ross Island, Antarctica

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Size: 3425px × 2719px
Location: Cape Evans, Ross Island, Antarctica
Photo credit: © Jean-Paul Ferrero/AUSCAPE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -threatened, antarctic, aptenodytes, aves, bird, climate, fauna, flightless, largest, lying, monogamous, moult, moulting, penguin, penguins, polar, serially, spheniscidae, sphenisciformes, wildlife