Emperor
Penguin (Aptenodytes
forsteri)
Facts:
Population: 200,000
pairs
Location: Weddell and Ross Sea regions
Size: Up to 40 inches tall
Weight: 88 pounds
Diet: Fish, squid, & crustaceans
Nests: None
Predators: Leopard seals
Emperor Penguin Trivia:
- The Emperor penguin is the world's largest penguin.
- Emperors are the only birds that never set foot
on dry
land, living exclusively on Antarctic pack ice.
- The Emperor
penguin lays its single egg during the coldest time
of the year, when temperatures drop
to as low as
-80° F and winds reach velocities of up to 112 miles
per hour.
- Emperors have by far the deepest and longest dives
for any bird; the record stands at 1700 feet and 22
minutes.
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