Fat King Penguins Are Less Steady on Their Feet

Astrid ST Willener; Yves Handrich; Lewis G Halsey; Siobhán Strike

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147784

Fat King Penguins Are Less Steady on Their Feet

Astrid ST Willener, Yves Handrich, Lewis G Halsey, Siobhán Strike

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Returning to the shore after a feeding sojourn at sea, king penguins often undertake a relatively long terrestrial journey to the breeding colony carrying a heavy, mostly frontal, accumulation of fat along with food in the stomach for chick-provisioning.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e0147784
Journal	PLoS One
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147784
Publication status	Published - 17 Feb 2016

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