This document summarizes information about emperor penguins. It describes their physical characteristics such as their large size, black and white coloring, and claws. It states that they live in Antarctica, requiring cold conditions to breed and feed. It estimates their population at around 200,000 breeding pairs and notes threats they face include predators, overfishing, oil spills, and rising temperatures due to climate change. The document recommends actions like reducing emissions and donating to conservation groups to help protect the species.

1. EMPEROR PENGUIN
Francisco Calvo Valera 1ºA
IES Saavedra Fajardo
FINAL PROJECT “Endangered
Species”
Scientific name:
Aptenodytes forsteri

2. Table of Contents
 CHARACTERISTICS
 WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
 HOW IS ITS HABITAT?
 HOW MANY SPECIMENTS ARE THERE?
 WHY ARE THEY DISAPPEARING?
 WHAT IS BEING DONE TO TRY TO PROTECT THIS
SPECIES?

3. Table of Contents
 CHARACTERISTICS
 WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
 HOW IS ITS HABITAT?
 HOW MANY SPECIMENTS ARE THERE?
 WHY ARE THEY DISAPPEARING?
 WHAT IS BEING DONE TO TRY TO PROTECT THIS
SPECIES?

4.  Class: Birds (but they can’t
fly) • The largest penguin:
Weight : 20 to 45kg
Height: 120 cm.
Can live: 30 to 35
years
• Appearance:
Multicolor pelage:
Gray-blue on the back
White and black in the
abdomen
Orange band around the
ears
Claws to grab the ice
• Food: Squids, small
fish and crustaceans

5. Table of Contents
 CHARACTERISTICS
 WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
 HOW IS ITS HABITAT?
 HOW MANY SPECIMENTS ARE THERE?
 WHY ARE THEY DISAPPEARING?
 WHAT IS BEING DONE TO TRY TO PROTECT THIS
SPECIES?

6.  They require certain
conditions to be able
to move around, feed
and reproduce.
 They spend most of
their lives in the
ocean.
 They spend the winter
in Antarctica.

7. Table of Contents
 CHARACTERISTICS
 WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
 HOW IS ITS HABITAT?
 HOW MANY SPECIMENTS ARE THERE?
 WHY ARE THEY DISAPPEARING?
 WHAT IS BEING DONE TO TRY TO PROTECT THIS
SPECIES?

8.  Habitat : Antarctica Continent
1. The coldest and windiest continent
2. Twice the size of Australia
3. Situated over the South Pole

9. Table of Contents
 CHARACTERISTICS
 WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
 HOW IS ITS HABITAT?
 HOW MANY SPECIMENTS ARE THERE?
 WHY ARE THEY DISAPPEARING?
 WHAT IS BEING DONE TO TRY TO PROTECT THIS
SPECIES?

10. Emperor penguins are hard to observe, but satellite
pictures give us an estimate of around… :
200 thousand pairs!

11. Table of Contents
 CHARACTERISTICS
 WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
 HOW IS ITS HABITAT?
 HOW MANY SPECIMENTS ARE THERE?
 WHY ARE THEY DISAPPEARING?
 WHAT IS BEING DONE TO TRY TO PROTECT THIS
SPECIES?

12. Main predators:
 The leopard seal
 Some birds who eat the chicks
Human impact on habitat :
 Overfishing
 Oil spills
• Rising temperature

13. Table of Contents
 CHARACTERISTICS
 WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
 HOW IS ITS HABITAT?
 HOW MANY SPECIMENTS ARE THERE?
 WHY ARE THEY DISAPPEARING?
 WHAT IS BEING DONE TO TRY TO PROTECT THIS
SPECIES?

14.  Reduce carbon emissions to stop global warming. (e.g.,
walking or biking instead of driving)
 Donate to charities to help preserve emperor penguin
habitat
 Adopt a penguin through
WorldWildLife - WWF

15. References
 http://www.emperorpenguins.net/characteristics.html
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_penguin
 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/120413-emperor-penguins-survey-antarctica-animals-space-science/
 http://emperorpenguinmigraton.weebly.com/what-threats-do-emperor-penguins-face.html
 http://www.defenders.org/penguins/threats