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King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) approach the water cautiously, generally in groups, and after some hesitation, often a bit of pushing and twacking with flippers, one of them takes the plunge, which generally triggers a mass-entrance to the water – a strategy to confuse predators,
Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island, Antarctica

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