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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Spheniscidae — great penguins.
Etymologies
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Vocalizations are characterized as loud, short brays, grunts or whistles, the type depending upon species, for instance, banded penguins (Spheniscus) are also known as 'jackass penguins' because of their braying, while the giant penguins of the genus Aptenodytes most often whistle.
Penguins 2010
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King penguin—Aptenodytes patagonicus There are two subspecies of King penguin; Aptenodytes patagonicus patagonicus and Aptenodytes patagonicus halli.
The Great Penguin Rescue Dyan DeNapoli 2010
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Growth rate and recovery of a king penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, population after exploitation.
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Mercury concentrations in King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) feather at Crozet Island (Sub-Antarctic): temporal trend between 1996-1974 and 2000-2001.
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Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) in the Southwest Ross Sea.
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The king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus has recovered dramatically from the slaughter of the last century, and there population is noted to still be expanding.
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It is widely stated in the literature that King penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus were made extinct on the Falklands some time around 1870 by the destruction of the last rookery by a shepherd.
Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Another day, having placed myself between a penguin (Aptenodytes demersa) and the water, I was much amused by watching its habits.
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Another day, having placed myself between a penguin (Aptenodytes demersa) and the water, I was much amused by watching its habits.
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Another day, having placed myself between a penguin (Aptenodytes demersa) and the water, I was much amused by watching its habits.
Chapter IX 1909
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