Emperor Penguins

Movement

• Penguins lie on their belly and push themselves while on snow• Penguins both feet together and hop while on rough and rocky terrain• Penguins swim only to find food• Penguins swim at 15km/hr• Four times faster than the fastest human swimmer• Most active during Summer because they are finding food for the next mating time• Migrate every Winter

Nourishment and Digestion• A colony of 5 million will eat 8 kilograms of food daily• Eats Krill, small fish and squid• The beak is the penguins mouth and is like any other bird• The penguins digestive system works like a human digestive system• Penguins do not seek food or the shores while protecting egg or offspring• After the offspring hatches, the parents will take turns watching the

offspring• Emperor penguin disposes of waste anywhere even on the ice

Growth• average life span of penguin is 20 years• longest penguin lived is 40 years• takes 1 year for baby penguin to mature• offspring does not learn from their parents• hunger forces offspring to dive in the water to find food• penguins do not undergo any type of metamorphosis• this picture shows the baby penguin with down feathers• Penguin feathers change over time

Environment• Penguin will swim to top when being attacked or when a enemy is spotted• Penguins are defenseless• Penguins are highly territorial• During harsh weather the penguin will work together and huddle together

to heat up• The temperature at the mating grounds will go up to -100°C during mating

times• The mating grounds may face harsh weather conditions like Snow storms

and the temperature dropping

Mating• Penguins head back to birth place every mating time• approximately one month to reproduce• one egg per couple• penguin does mating ritual• female sometimes fights over male Penguin• after the egg is made the female heads to shores for food• possible female can be attacked be a aquatic predator• female regurgitates for offspring when back from hunting• male heads to shores after female arrives• offspring is left to live with other offspring’s• After offspring hatches, the parents take turns watching it

Adapting• Penguins fat helps Penguin survive in harsh conditions• Penguins use stomach as a toboggan• Penguins have adapted in learning their stomach as a toboggan to conserve

energy

Enemies• Southern Giant Petrel and South polar Skua are enemy birds• Birds attack offspring's• Leopard Seal and Orca which is also known as killer while are aquatic predators• Parents abandon offspring to flee from Seals• Seal and Orca attack while Penguins hunt• Penguin hides offspring under flap to defend them from

Save the Penguins• Penguins are fight for fish between fishermen• Penguins are being clubbed like Seals• People kill many seals• Penguins used for oil, fur and meat• Laws against penguin clubbing• Penguins sometimes gather in groups and form a wall to protect their

offspring's

Features of the Penguin• Feathers of penguin are packed and smooth• Feathers of offspring's have fur like a chicken or a owl• Feathers help penguin endure cold weather• Feathers of offspring’s shed after a while• Penguins have webbed feet like other birds• Penguins have a chest flap which keeps the egg or offspring warm and

under the penguin

Bibliography• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Penguins• http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Penguins/home.html• http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_701879221/

Emperor_Penguin.html• http://www.zoobooks.com/animalsatoz_detail.aspx?q=18• March Of the Penguins Documentary