Emperor Penguins!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Sophie.C

Contents

1. Title page 7. Diet

2. Introduction 8. Appearance

3. Reproduction 9. Lifespan

4. Habitat 10. Conclusion

5. Swimming 11. References

6. Threats 12. Glossary

13. Index

Introduction

This is a report about Emperor penguins. It explains about their diet, were they live and everything you need to know about Emperor penguins. Also, an Emperor penguin is the largest of 17 species of penguins. Get exited and open my report to learn more!!!!!!!

Reproduction!

The female Emperor Penguin walks as far as 120km through the sea and ice to the breeding site. They head out to sea for about 2 months. The female penguin lays the egg then ends up leaving it. The male penguin spends the entire winter to keep the egg warm and cozy.The father doesn’t get to eat for three months they wait for the female to come back.!

Habitat

An Emperor penguin lives in a cold place called Antarctica. To keep warm in Antarctica they huddle up together in groups, and they are the only type of bird that never steps foot on land.

SwimmingDid you know Emperor Penguins can swim fast? They can dive up to 565 metres [1,850 feet]. Thats way deeper than any other sort of bird. !

Also they can stay under water for about 20 minutes. Their flippers help them keep there balance also to swim. The average swimming speed is 6-9 km an hour.!!

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Threats!Emperor penguins have a lot of threats. Some of their threats are leopard seals and killer whales. But, the most biggest threat is global warming. Global warming is a major threat to emperor penguins.leopard seals and killer whales are a Emperor Penguin threat is because they want to attack the emperor penguins to eat and kill them.!!Also global warming is when the world gets hotter and what causes it is the green house gas and it makes the ice melt and the seas rise and also the sea gets warmer. And people on earth can start to die.!!!

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Diet

The things Emperor penguins eat are krill [shrimp] , squid and also fishes. When a Emperor penguin hunts for food it takes up to 18 minutes to dive down 535 metres in the water. They have been to go under the water more than 1,755 feet when needed to find food.

Appearance

The colour of a Emperor penguin is black and white with a side of its neck golden. Also on their beak is black and orange. They have black feathers over their body and they also have a warm layer of feathered skin called a brood pouch.

Lifespan

The Emperor penguin can live up to 20 years, but also some can live up to 50 years. The emperor penguins life cycle starts by two emperor penguins mating. The Male emperor penguin starts to incubate the eggs then the eggs start hatching. When the babies are born they start feeding the new chicks. The chicks form groups to help stay warm. And finally adults leave and chicks fledge and the ice breaks up.

Conclusion

So now you know all about emperor penguins and their appearance and diet, threats and many more. Thanks for reading.

Refrences

Wikianswers.com

Seaworld.org

Www.aquaticcommunity.com

Www.kidzone.ws

Www.ask.com

Simplewikipedia.org

Glossary

Krill=a type of shrimp.

Global warming=green house gas + when the world gets hotter.

Index

Global warming-p2 beak-p6

Feathers-p6 Warmer-p2

Newborn-p7

Diet-p8

Die-p2

Hotter-p2