King penguins in the Antarctic will be on the verge of dying out.

南极的帝企鹅将濒临灭绝。

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The BBC announced in 2008 that camera crews filming near the Antarctic for its natural history series Miracles of Evolution had captured footage of penguins taking to the air.

2008年BBC广播公司宣布，摄影记者在南极附近为其自然历史系列“奇迹演变”拍照时，抓拍到了企鹅飞翔的画面。

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The newly shod bird, seen here, is one of 18 "second chance" little penguins now living at the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand.

照片上，刚刚穿上新鞋的小企鹅“埃尔维斯”是现居住新西兰克赖斯特彻奇“国际南极中心”18只企鹅中的一只。

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With all their backs turned against the wind I can't help thinking of those flocks of Antarctic penguins huddled miserably against the blizzard.

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Previous attempts to count emperor penguins systematically have been thrown off because field biologists could survey the penguin rookeries only during the extended daylight of the Antarctic summer, when conditions are relatively balmy and the penguins usually are scattered, feeding at sea.

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In mid-December, the Antarctic summer, a colony of chinstrap and Gentoo penguins are in their rookeries, cawing and carrying pebbles for their stone nests as males and females take turns warming their large, speckled eggs.

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