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Emperor penguinsEmperor penguins
Alyssa NovakAlyssa Novak
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FoodFood
• Fish
• Squid
• Shrimp
• Crustaceans
• Hunt in the sea
• Carnivores (meat eaters)
• Fish
• Squid
• Shrimp
• Crustaceans
• Hunt in the sea
• Carnivores (meat eaters)
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BreedingBreeding
• Breeding season begins in March
• Single eggs are laid in May and July.
• Parents support the eggs on their feet.
• Breeding season begins in March
• Single eggs are laid in May and July.
• Parents support the eggs on their feet.
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PredatorsPredators
• Killers are leopard seals and killer whales
• One third of the young fall to the giant petrel
• Killers are leopard seals and killer whales
• One third of the young fall to the giant petrel
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Habitat Habitat
• Lives in Antarctica
• Kept warm in the harsh environment by a thick layer of blubber and down feathers
• Lives in Antarctica
• Kept warm in the harsh environment by a thick layer of blubber and down feathers
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Related SpeciesRelated Species
• Closest to king penguin
• Looks similar but smaller
• Measuring only 3 feet and weighing 25-45 LB.
• Closest to king penguin
• Looks similar but smaller
• Measuring only 3 feet and weighing 25-45 LB.
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ReproductionReproduction
• Female lays single eggs
• Male incubates the egg
• Keep baby in brood pouch for 72 days
• Male feeds his chick with milk
• Male loses half his body weight
• Female lays single eggs
• Male incubates the egg
• Keep baby in brood pouch for 72 days
• Male feeds his chick with milk
• Male loses half his body weight
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LifestyleLifestyle
• Sociable living in colonies of 500 to 20,000 pairs
• Live until 20 years old
• Sociable living in colonies of 500 to 20,000 pairs
• Live until 20 years old
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Conservation Conservation
• Has few enemies
• Survives in a habitat in which few others can
• Despite numbers of more than 150,000 pairs, increased fishing and pollution of the polar seas could seriously threaten it
• Has few enemies
• Survives in a habitat in which few others can
• Despite numbers of more than 150,000 pairs, increased fishing and pollution of the polar seas could seriously threaten it
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FeathersFeathers
• Shiny
• Water proof
• Keep skin dry
• 70 feathers per in.
• Lose yearly-called “Molting”
• Shiny
• Water proof
• Keep skin dry
• 70 feathers per in.
• Lose yearly-called “Molting”
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AnatomyAnatomy
• 3.7 feet tall
• Female and males look the same
• All emperor penguins have big heads
• Wedged shaped tails
• Tiny flipper like wings and webbed feet
• 3.7 feet tall
• Female and males look the same
• All emperor penguins have big heads
• Wedged shaped tails
• Tiny flipper like wings and webbed feet