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2926 Courtship of Kings
Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean
The dance of partnership is reinforced with the courtship display of neck rubbing, an act that often prefaces mating. Once their connection is consummated, the female will lay just one egg which the pair will take turns incubating, a kind of shared responsibility that will echo throughout the new chick's early life with its parents. The flightless birds' plumage appears so silky because the outer layer of feathers are oiled, while the brilliant jewel-toned colors signify that mating season is in full swing. Edition of 2500.
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