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The king penguin is a large species of penguin, second only to the emperor penguin in size. King penguins eat small fish, mainly lanternfish, and squid. They are less reliant on krill and other crustaceans than most Southern Ocean predators. On foraging trips king penguins repeatedly dive to over 100 meters (300 ft), and have been recorded at depths greater than 300 meters (1,000 ft). King penguins breed on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region. King penguins do not live or breed in Westarctica.

Photographer: Liam Quinn from Canada

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-'''''[[Terra Nova]]''''' was a whaler and polar expedition ship. She is best known for carrying the 1910 [[Terra Nova Expedition]], [[Robert Falcon Scott]]'s last expedition to the [[South Pole]].
+The '''[[king penguin]]''' is a large species of [[penguin]], second only to the [[emperor penguin]] in size. King penguins eat small fish, mainly lanternfish, and squid. They are less reliant on [[krill]] and other crustaceans than most [[Southern Ocean]] predators. On foraging trips king penguins repeatedly dive to over 100 meters (300 ft), and have been recorded at depths greater than 300 meters (1,000 ft). King penguins breed on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of [[Antarctica]], South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region. King penguins do not live or breed in [[Westarctica]].
-In 1909, ''Terra Nova'' was bought by Captain Robert Falcon Scott of the Royal Navy for the sum of £12,500, as expedition ship for the [[Terra Nova Expedition]] of 1910. Reinforced from bow to stern with seven feet of oak to protect against the [[Antarctic]] ice pack, she sailed from Cardiff Docks on 15 June 1910 under overall command of Captain Scott. He described her as "a wonderfully fine ice ship.... As she bumped the floes with mighty shocks, crushing and grinding a way through some, twisting and turning to avoid others, she seemed like a living thing fighting a great fight."
-<p><small>Photographer: Herbert Ponting</small></p>
+<p><small>Photographer: Liam Quinn from Canada</small></p>
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