Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Emperor penguin

Emperor penguin

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Original – From the file description: "An Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) in Antarctica jumping out of the water." English caption: "Because seals stay close to these holes, it is common for penguins to propel out of the water on their stomachs and "toboggan" away from the edge quickly."

Reason

Dynamic shot of the subject animal in its environment. Recognized as the second-place picture of the year on Commons in 2014, and a featured image on the Czech and Vietnamese Wikipedias.

Articles in which this image appears

Emperor penguin, many others

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Christopher Michel

• Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 15:26, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support JJARichardson (talk) 19:09, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support – Gstaveeiffel314 (talk) 20:37, 13 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:34, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support Excellent image with strong EV Nick-D (talk) 06:03, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 15:00, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 08:09, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support — Paramanu Sarkar (talk) 10:15, 16 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support©Geni (talk) 16:57, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 09:48, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support – Giles Laurent (talk) 11:38, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support —Bruce1ee^talk 14:16, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
• Comment - Striking and well-timed capture of dynamic behavior. The technical quality is excellent. High resolution, sharp focus on the subject despite the action, and a neutral, natural color balance. MouFengcoo (talk) 06:24, 20 April 2026 (UTC)

Promoted File:Penguin in Antarctica jumping out of the water.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:23, 23 April 2026 (UTC)