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  Emperor Penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri )

Emperor Penguin | Aptenodytes forsteri photo
Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), Ross Ice Shelf, Cape Washington, Antarctica

Image by Dbush - Some rights reserved.

Emperor Penguin | Aptenodytes forsteri photo
Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) in Antarctica.

Image by Glenn Grant, National Science Foundation - License: Public Domain.

Emperor Penguin | Aptenodytes forsteri photo
Emperor Penguin tobogganing

Image by Matthieu Weber - License: Public Domain.

Emperor Penguin | Aptenodytes forsteri photo
Emperor Penguin Chick

Image by Mtpaley - Some rights reserved.

EMPEROR PENGUIN FACTS



Classification
Class:Aves
Order:Sphenisciformes
Family:Spheniscidae
Genus:Aptenodytes
Species:forsteri
Common Name:Emperor Penguin

Relatives in same Genus
  King Penguin (A. patagonicus)