Standing over a metre in height and weighing up to 40 kilograms, the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the undisputed heavyweight of the penguin world (2) (4) (5). Slow and dignified, the emperor penguin is a stunning bird with a blue-grey back that shades into a black tail, and a characteristically white belly flushed with yellow (2) (4) (6). Deep yellow ear patches on either side of the head fade down the neck and the upper chest, while the remainder of the head and throat is black (2) (6).
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