EMPEROR PENGUIN Francisco Calvo Valera 1ºA IES Saavedra Fajardo FINAL PROJECT “Endangered Species” Scientific name: Aptenodytes forsteri
EMPEROR PENGUIN
Francisco Calvo Valera 1ºAIES Saavedra Fajardo
FINAL PROJECT “Endangered Species”
Scientific name: Aptenodytes forsteri
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Class: Birds (but they can’t fly) • The largest penguin:
Weight : 20 to 45kg
Height: 120 cm.
Can live: 30 to 35 years
• Appearance:Multicolor pelage: Gray-blue on the backWhite and black in the abdomen Orange band around the earsClaws to grab the ice
• Food: Squids, small fish and crustaceans
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They require certain conditions to be able to move around, feed and reproduce.
They spend most of their lives in the ocean.
They spend the winter in Antarctica.
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Habitat : Antarctica Continent
1. The coldest and windiest continent2. Twice the size of Australia3. Situated over the South Pole
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Emperor penguins are hard to observe, but satellite pictures give us an estimate of around… :
200 thousand pairs!
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Main predators:
The leopard seal
Some birds who eat the chicksHuman impact on habitat :
Overfishing
Oil spills
• Rising temperature
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Reduce carbon emissions to stop global warming. (e.g., walking or biking instead of driving)
Donate to charities to help preserve emperor penguin habitat
Adopt a penguin through WorldWildLife - WWF
References
http://www.emperorpenguins.net/characteristics.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_penguin
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/120413-emperor-penguins-survey-antarctica-animals-space-science/
http://emperorpenguinmigraton.weebly.com/what-threats-do-emperor-penguins-face.html
http://www.defenders.org/penguins/threats