3. DESCRIPTION
Largest species of penguins in the world.
Stand up to 48 inches tall (4 feet tall)
Weight up to 100 pounds.
Cannot fly, no of egg is 1,
And breeding reason start from march to december.
4. HABITAT
Live in Antarctica
• Live in the coldest environment of any bird
species.
• Temperatures can reach up to -40 degrees
The only species of animal that never leaves
Antarctica .
Living in colonies of 500-20,000 pairs .
7. MIGRATION
Penguins travel over 50 miles to breeding grounds.
“March of the Penguins”
For thousands of years the breeding grounds have been in same
place
Every year all the groups of penguins arrive within a couple hours
of each other
8. A female Emperor Penguin lays one egg and then leave to go hunting
The male Emperor Penguin sits on the egg to keep it warm for 65 days!
During that time the male penguins do not eat anything
After the egg hatches the female penguins return and the male penguins are
allowed to leave to find their own food
9. BREEDING PATTERNS CONTINUED
The baby Emperor Penguin
does not leave her mother’s pouch
for 2 months
Without the protection of the
mother’s pouch the baby could
freeze in less than 2 minutes
10. With such cold
temperatures Emperor
Penguins huddle together
for warmth.
11. UNDER WATER SPECIAL ADAPTION
The emperor penguin penguins can dive to the depths of
265m and can stay underwater for 18 minutes--- far longer
than any other bird.
