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A very rare sighting of a lone adult king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) among breeding and nesting colonies of both gentoo and chinstrap penguins on Barrentos Island in the Aitcho Island Group, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. King penguins are rarely found below 60 degrees south, and almost never on the Antarctic Peninsula. This lone adult is most likely from the island of South Georgia, almost 900 miles away from where it is now. It most likely was out foraging and stopped here on Barrentos to rest. The King Penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about 90 cm (3 ft) tall and weighing 11 to 16 kg (24 to 35 lb), second only to the Emperor Penguin. King penguins eat small fish, mainly lanternfish, and squid and rely less than most Southern Ocean predators on krill and other crustaceans. On foraging trips they repeatedly dive to over 100 meters (350 feet), often over 200 meters (700 feet). This is far deeper than other penguins, other than their closest relative, the larger Emperor penguin. King Penguins breed on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, as well as Tierra del Fuego, South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region. The total population is estimated to be 2.23 million pairs and is increasing. The King Penguin was described in 1778 by English naturalist and illustrator John Frederick Miller, its generic name derived from the Ancient Greek a without pteno- able to fly or winged and dytes/ diver.Its specific epithet patagonicus derived from Patagonia
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