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Image: King Penguin collected during Mawson's Antarctic expedition
Description
Study skin of a King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), collected during Sir Douglas Mawson's expedition to the Antarctic between 1911-1914.
- Photographer:
- Jaynia Sladek
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- King Penguin
- Scientific name:
- Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Family:
- Spheniscidae
- Order:
- Sphenisciformes
- Location:
- Ornithology
- Date taken:
- 18 March 2010
Additional information
O.22034
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