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King penguins in the Falkland Islands

King penguins in the Falkland Islands (© Elmar Weiss/Getty Images)

King penguins in the Falkland Islands (© Elmar Weiss/Getty Images)

'Come on, guys, this way!'

We're celebrating Penguin Awareness Day on the Falkland Islands, taking a stroll with some King penguins. Kings are the second-largest penguin species, only outranked in stature by their emperor penguin cousins. And while the King's tuxedo colouring gives them a dash of debonair, it also provides an important and more practical purpose: camouflage. When the birds dive deep into the ocean looking for food, their black feathers disguise the bird from predators above, while their white undersides do the reverse.
© Elmar Weiss/Getty Images