King Penguin

• reproducciónIt has the longest breeding cycle of any penguin — over a year — so many pairs manage to raise only two chicks every three years.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton

Habitat and environment

Subantarctic islands and the waters of the Southern Ocean. It breeds on ice-free beaches and coastal plains on South Georgia, Crozet, Kerguelen, Prince Edward, Marion and Macquarie

Birth weight

Born semi-altricial, covered in fine down

Size at birth

Born covered in down and dependent on its parents for more than a year

Sexual maturity

4.7 years

Gestation / incubation

52-56 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

1 egg per clutch

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptenodytes_patagonicus

Best time: From November to March on South Georgia, Crozet or the Falkland Islands, when the colonies are at their busiest; because the breeding cycle lasts more than a year, there are chicks present at all times.

The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.