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A 3RD GRADE SCIENCE LESSON
By: Nikolai Dziezyc
EMPEROR PENGUIN
DESCRIPTION
Largest species of penguins in the world
Stand up to 48 inches tall (4 feet tall)
Weight up to 100 pounds.
Cannot fly
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
DIET
Antarctic Silverfish
Crustaceans
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
BREEDING PATTERNS
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
BREEDING PAT TERNS 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
SOCIAL PATTERNS
With such cold temperatures Emperor Penguins
huddle together for warmth
THE END