Fat King Penguins Are Less Steady on Their Feet

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.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:PLOS ONE
Main Authors: Willener, Astrid ST, Handrich, Yves, Halsey, Lewis G, Strike, Siobhán
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
King Penguins
Online Access:https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/b1080b95-7ad8-4395-b094-e12f9818adef
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147784
Description
Summary: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.

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