The largest of all penguin species, Emperor penguins live and breed in the deep south, they can be distinguished by the "open" patch of orange/yellow feathers on the head that fade to white down the front

Emperor Penguin Pictures
Aptenodytes forsteri
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Group of fledging emperor penguin chicks

Yippee!

Emperor penguin hide and seek champion

Day trip

Lonesome

Huff

Who's a pretty boy?

When can we go swimming?

All nesting sites have a magnificent sea-ice views

No need to push, just form an orderly queue

Emperor chick world weight lifting champion

Yeah, well my dad's THIS big

That's a rubbish disguise, we can still see you

I just like to be treated as an individual

Come any closer and I'll have your finger off

All pictures on this page are by Jerome Maison. Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â© 2005 Bonne Pioche Productions / Alliance De Production Cinematographique. From the Warner Brothers film The March of the Penguins and are used here by permission of Warner Brothers.