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Befitting their name, king penguins cut an impressive figure in the seabird court. As tall as three feet and weighing an average of 30 pounds, they are the second largest penguin, after the emperor.

Kupoupou was comparatively small -- no bigger than modern King Penguins which stand just under 1.1 meters tall," said Blokland, per ScienceDaily. Noting in The Conversation, Blokland shared that ...

Photograph: Kit Haselden King penguin chicks are known to put on weight very quickly until around the time of their first birthday, when they then begin to lose baby fat and fluffy feathers.