Emperor penguinsEmperor penguins

Alyssa NovakAlyssa Novak

FoodFood

• Fish

• Squid

• Shrimp

• Crustaceans

• Hunt in the sea

• Carnivores (meat eaters)

• Fish

• Squid

• Shrimp

• Crustaceans

• Hunt in the sea

• Carnivores (meat eaters)

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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”

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