Royal penguins (Eudyptes schlegeli) swim off the coast of the Australian subantarctic territory of Macquarie Island, 06 January 2005. Macquarie Island is the world's only breeding ground for Royal penguins, currently estimated at 810,000 - 960,000 pairs in 57 colonies occurring up to 200 metres inland. Getty Images logo Getty Images 86 months ago

Royal penguins (Eudyptes schlegeli) swim off the coast of the Australian subantarctic territory of Macquarie Island, 06 January 2005. Macquarie Island is the world's only breeding ground for Royal penguins, currently estimated at 810,000 - 960,000 pairs in 57 colonies occurring up to 200 metres inland.