| The Emperor Penguin is 4 feet tall and weighs 20 to 49
kg. The Emperor Penguin is black, white,
orange. |
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| The Emperor Penguin lives in
colonies on packed ice in Antarctica. It is kept warm in harsh
environments by thin layers of blubber and insulating down. |
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| Emperor Penguin's diet is meat like
squid. |
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| The first stage in it's is
life cycle is an egg and then a chick finally adult.
They can live up to 15 to 20 years. |
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Penguins can't fly. They only live in seas. Leopard
seals eat penguins that are small. The penguins can swim under water for 18
minute and swim 16 miles per hour. Penguins have special skin to keep the
egg warm. The chick stands at the end by the feet of the adult
to keep it warm. For up to 9 weeks the male warms the egg. Males huddle
for warmth. A half grown baby also huddle in what is called a creches. The father
can't eat for up to 4 months.
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