King penguin moulting - Falkland Islands ; During the moult, the new feathers push the old one out of the skin. The old one then open and fell. During this period, the penguins fast. They cannot go into the water as their plumage isn't waterproof.

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Keywords

Wild animal / Bird / Aptera / Penguin / King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonica)

Area / Low formation / Oceanic formation / Sandy moor

World sea and ocean / Atlantic Ocean / South Atlantic Ocean

December

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Low Risk (IUCN) LR / Least Concern (IUCN) LC

Clean (cleanse) / Grooming (animal)

America / South America / Falkland Islands

Shot / Overview

Area / Strand / Seaside

Shot / Back shot

Behavior / Moult

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (zoology) / Feather

Enumeration / Alone

Individual / Stage of development / Adult

Atmosphere / Meteorological phenomenon / Sky

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Tetrapoda / Aves / Sphenisciformes / Spheniscidae / Aptenodytes

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