All of this has happened under (largely) sunny skies which have also created some lovely pictures on their own ... is he thought to be the oldest king penguin in the world at 40 years of age ...

This story appears in the September 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. First comes the Noise, the turbulent din of king penguins calling, fighting, courting, like the ultimate schoolyard ...

King penguins are home bodies, and the species does not migrate. But why the colony on Ile aux Cochon has been so decimated remains a mystery. “It is completely unexpected and significant since ...

Not only is he thought to be the oldest king penguin in the world at 40 years of age, he is currently in a competition to become the world's most popular penguin! Getty Images Let's hear it for ...