Which animal most deserves its royal name?

Kings, queens, emperors and monarchs, every one of them an animal. Some earned the title; others just have a nice crest.

1. 1
   Emperor penguin

   The largest penguin, breeding through the Antarctic winter on open sea ice.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Emperor tamarin

   A small Amazon monkey named for its long white moustache.
   777pts
3. 3
   Monarch butterfly

   The orange-and-black butterfly that migrates up to 4,800 km to Mexico.
   678pts
4. 4
   Common kingfisher

   A small electric-blue bird that dives headfirst for fish.
   678pts
5. 5
   King cobra

   The world's longest venomous snake, which hunts and eats other snakes.
   555pts
6. 6
   King penguin

   The second-largest penguin, with a bright orange neck patch.
   555pts
7. 7
   King vulture

   A Central and South American vulture with a wrinkled, multicoloured head.
   555pts
8. 8
   King eider

   An Arctic sea duck whose males wear an orange shield on the bill.
   555pts
9. 9
   Tyrannosaurus rex

   Its name means 'tyrant lizard king', given by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1905.
   0pts
10. 10
    Red king crab

    A giant spiny crab of the North Pacific with legs spanning up to 1.8 metres.
    0pts
11. 11
    Queen angelfish

    A vivid blue-and-yellow reef fish with a crown-like spot on its forehead.
    0pts
12. 12
    Emperor scorpion

    One of the largest scorpions, a glossy black African species.
    0pts
13. 13
    Eastern imperial eagle

    A large eagle of Eurasian steppes once used as a symbol by emperors.
    0pts
14. 14
    Queen Alexandra's birdwing

    The largest butterfly in the world, found only in Papua New Guinea.
    0pts
15. 15
    California kingsnake

    A banded North American snake that eats rattlesnakes.
    0pts
16. 16
    King colobus

    An African monkey with a black coat and a white mantle.
    0pts

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