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The Flightless Birds
By KatieC.
* The scientific name for the
emperor penguin is
Aptenodytes Forsteri
* The penguin is one of the
birds who can not fly
* The emperor penguin is the
tallest penguin out of
seventeen species
* Emperor penguins are
endangered
* Emperor penguins can get up to
four feet and weigh up to 66
pounds
* The penguins chunky streamline
body is white on the front and
black on the back
* The flippers are the short stubby
wings adapted for swimming
* The penguin has a waterproof
coat in three layers of short oily
feathers to keep it warm
* Penguins have good hearing
because there ear openings are
covered with feathers
* The nostrils in the penguins
beak are especially adapted for
cold weather they take cold
weather they take heat from
the penguins breath
* The penguins eyes can see
reasonably well below water
* The penguin has a special pouch
like skin to keep the baby warm
* The feet are set far back on the
body so the penguin walks with
a clumsy waddle or hop
* Emperor penguins has a patch
of orange on there cheek
* Penguins have no teeth because
they have a beak right below
there eyes
* Emperor penguins can live up to
20 years
* In captivity emperor penguins can
live up to 30
* Female emperor penguins live
longer than male emperor
penguins
* Emperor penguins live in
Antarctica because it’s very
cold that’s why they have
blubber
* They live in Southern
Hemisphere where its filled
with ice and water filled
with fish
* In June its at least 30
degrees and wind blows
every day
* In Southern Hemisphere the
seasons are totally different
than ours
* In the winter it’s at least
below 10 degrees
* Emperor penguins live in Southern
Hemisphere which is in Antarctica
were its covered with glaciers and
snow
* Mountains are every were so they
can slide down on their slim bellies
* Water surrounds near the flat ground
packed with snow
* The Artic landform is all ice and
snow
* Near the water there is rocks where
some other penguins lay eggs
* Fish
* Krill
* Squid
* Emperor penguins are carnivores
* Carnivores eat meat
* Killer whale
* Leopard seal
* People
* Emperor penguins are among the most
social of all birds
* Emperor penguins mate at least once
a year for company
* Emperor penguins
have a loud call
called a love call it attracts females
they raise there head and call
* Penguins travel in big huddles while
they watch out for predators in the
blowing wind
* Emperor penguins sleep standing up
with its family under big glaciers for
protection
* The emperor penguins egg is about 5
inches when laid
* Emperor penguins
balance on their feet
and keep their egg between their feet
with warm feathers covering the egg
for warmth
* Emperor penguins give birth to one
chick in there life time
* Chicks go in little groups called nursery
groups when there one month old but
they must stay close to there parents
* Emperor chicks are at least 10 pounds
born
* Some chicks fall down to the freezing
weather and die
* The flippers on the penguin are short
and full of feathers they help the
penguin keep warm under water and
let the penguin swim with ease
* The penguin have special webbed feet
so when swimming the penguin uses it
feet as steering rudders and as breaks
to slow down
* The emperor penguin have special
eyes to look clearly through the water
to find fish
* The Emperor penguin has a huge
streamlined body to help it soar
through the water and down glaciers
* Emperor penguins huddle in large
groups to stay warm in cold
conditions
* Emperor
penguins have a loud call.
The call helps the mother find her
baby in the cold weather
* Penguins walk hundreds of miles to
find a water hole with fish so they
can eat
* Emperor penguins dive one at a time
so if the penguin comes up it means
that there is no predators in the
water
* Emperor penguins have a special
muscles in their flippers that make
the flippers stiff but not the
shoulder it helps it propel through
the water
* Penguins have a strong muscle in
their feet to help the penguin stand
up and waddle around
* Emperor penguins have a special
thing in there digestion system it
helps them digest the fish they
swallow
* Under the penguins skin is a thick
layer of fat called blubber it
protects the penguin from ice cold
water and wind
* The emperor penguin is
endangered from global warming
because penguins are ruled by
ice but they can not live if its
melting
* Sometimes oil can get in the
penguins feathers and if they
peck at them they could get
poisoned
* Fishing is also a great danger it
reduces the available food
making it hard to raise chicks
* People can cause problems for
themselves planes carrying
tourist can frighten the birds
from there eggs or chicks
In 1620 when a explorer saw penguins
for the first time he claimed he
discovered feathered fish
Penguins are a ancient bird family
fossils 50 to 60 million years old where
found on the coast of New Zealand
Emperor penguins spend 75 percent of
their time in water instead of land
An emperor penguin can hold its breath
and stay under water for 18 minutes