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King penguins, the second largest penguin species, commune on the rocky beaches of South Georgia island. Penguin body mass is a critical determinant of breeding cycle length—kings have a breeding cycle of 14 to 16 months.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Shackleton: Epic of Survival," November 1998, National Geographic magazine)
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