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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE ON THE

EMPEROR PENGUIN

By Josie

December 21, 2022

Let's get to know them a bit better!

Did you know that the Happy Feet crew were Emperor Penguins?

The Emperor Penguin is the largest in the penguin-family

And the fifth largest bird!

APPEARANCE

APPEARANCE

An adult measures 42 – 47 inches in height and 50 – 100 lb in weight.

They're called "emperor" for a reason!

HABITAT

HABITAT

Adult Emperors continuously travel between the ocean and their olony

They spend half of their lives in the ocean, half on ice.

DISTRIBUTION

DISTRIBUTION

The Emperor Penguin is endemic to Antarctica, the very south of our planet.

DIET

DIET

Mostly they prey on fish, Antarctic silverfish being their most frequent catch

They're able to dive to depths of 160 feet.

MATING

MATING

Female lays a single egg early in June

Afterwards, the male incubates the egg for up to 4 months - without eating!

LIFE SPAN

LIFE SPAN

In the wild they live to be 20 years old, and in captivity they sometimes reach twice that age.

DID YOU KNOW?

DID YOU KNOW?

Emperor's are freakishly strong.

Once it took 6 adult men to capture a male Emperor Penguin.

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