国王会议(King confab)

在世界企鹅日，我们将拜访这三位国王，他们无疑正在讨论国家事务。从它们的大名来看，你可能会认为国王企鹅是最大的企鹅物种。事实上，帝企鹅的身高超过了国王，尽管它们看起来确实很相似。国王因其引人注目的黄橙色胸毛和与之匹配的头部侧面闪光而脱颖而出。国王可以在南极洲和亚南极群岛上找到，但他们唯一到岸的时间是在繁殖季节和蜕皮的时候。三英尺高的国王是鸟类繁殖季节最长的国王之一。这种情况持续14到15个月，他们每隔一年只养一只小鸡，因为婴儿需要9个月才能完全发育成熟。
原文：
For World Penguin Day, we're dropping in on these three kings, who are conferring on matters of state, no doubt. By their grand name, you might expect the king penguin to be the largest of penguin species. In fact, the emperor penguin outranks the king in stature, although they do look similar. The king stands out because of its striking yellow-orange chest feathers and the matching flash of colour on the side of its head. Kings can be found in Antarctica and on the subantarctic islands, but their only visits to shore are during the breeding season and when it’s time to molt. The three-foot-tall kings have one of the longest breeding seasons for birds. It lasts from 14 to 15 months, and they only raise one chick every other year, as it takes nine months for the baby to be fully-fledged.
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