Photos: Global Warming Threatens Penguins

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Preening
Like Emperor Penguins, with whom they are often confused, the King Penguin has a white belly, silver-grey back and blackish heads. The King Penguin is distinguished by its smaller size and yellow feather "ear muffs".

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