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Penguins

Penguins. By Morgan, Madison, and Nicole. Emperor Penguin Description. Emperor penguins are the largest penguins. They can be up to 3-4ft. Tall and can weigh 65-90lbs. They have a black cap, bluish grayish neck, bills, orange ear patches, and yellow breasts.

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Penguins

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  1. Penguins By Morgan, Madison, and Nicole

  2. Emperor Penguin Description • Emperor penguins are the largest penguins. • They can be up to 3-4ft. Tall and can weigh 65-90lbs. • They have a black cap, bluish grayish neck, bills, orange ear patches, and yellow breasts. • Emperor penguins have a thick layer of blubber under their skin. • Their feathers are made of keratin. • Our hair and fingernails are made of keratin, too!

  3. Macaroni Penguin Description • This animal looks like he is wearing a tuxedo. • This animal mostly has smooth black feathers covering it’s body but it also has white feathers on its stomach. • This animal has red eyes and an orange beak. • This animal has eye brows or yellow tassels. • They can get to be 25 in. tall and weigh up to 11lbs.

  4. Little Blue Fairy Penguin Description • These animals have very cool colors. • They are indigo-blue and slate-gray color. • Their feathers are smooth with white flippers. • They are 16-17in. and 41cm. tall. • They weigh 2lbs.

  5. Emperor Penguin Habitat • Emperor penguins live in Antarctica. • In Antarctica they live in something called a colony. • They like the south latitudes between 66 and 77 degrees. • In their colonies they like to live on packed ice. • During breeding time they use icebergs to hide from the wind.

  6. Macaroni Penguin Habitat • This animal lives in Antarctica and south George Island. • Our animal likes where it is cold. • They make small nests on rough sloping ground. • They also like to live on boulders or tussock grass. • You can also find them on beaches. • This animal stays at sea for half the year.

  7. Little Blue Fairy Penguin Habitat • They live in burrows and rocks. • They can be found in the sub-Antarctic. • Their regions are south of New Zealand and Antarctica. • These are cool places they live.

  8. Emperor Penguin Food • Emperor penguins eat many things. • They eat mostly shoaling fish and crustaceans. • They also feast on squid. • But while they’re out hunting they have to watch out for their enemies. • One of the last things I found out is that they eat krill. • That’s most of the things they eat.

  9. Macaroni Penguin Food • This animal hunts for food by diving in the water. • Krill is high on this penguin’s diet. • This penguin can dive down as deep as 300 feet in the water to catch fish to eat. • Finding Crustaceans to munch on is another food for this animal to eat. • This penguin is a meat eater.

  10. Little Blue Fairy Penguin Food • Little Blue Fairy penguins munch on bits of thing like small fish, squid, and crustaceans. • Penguins can hold their breath for over 15 min. and dive to a depth of over 1,700ft. To find their food. • They get their food from the water. • The mom barfs some food for the babies. • And that is how the babies get fed.

  11. Emperor Penguin Babies • Emperor penguins lay eggs. • They breed during the winter. • But they only lay one egg. • Their egg is 12*8cm. • They are also pear shaped. • The eggs are usually hatched by mid-July, early August. • They weigh about 120-160g. When they're born. • They’re about 15cm. tall. • By mid-summer they are independent and ready to breed in 4-8years.

  12. Little Blue Fairy Penguin Babies • The little blue fairy penguins generally lay their eggs from June through August. • They will lay two eggs at a time. • Which takes approximately 5 weeks to hatch. • Their babies are very cute.

  13. Macaroni Penguin Babies • They lay two eggs, 1st one smaller then the second one. • Both male and female warm the eggs. The chicks hatch in about 5 weeks. • The male does not eat. He stays with the chicks and takes care of them. • The mother brings food back for the chicks but not for the male. • In about ten weeks the young birds will go out to sea for food on their own.

  14. Emperor Penguins Enemies • Emperor penguins have many enemies and prey. • Emperor penguins prey on shoaling fish, small crustaceans, squid, and krill. • One of their enemies are leopard seals. • They will take some adult birds and fledglings. • The last 2 enemies are giant petrels and orcas. • Giant petrels are known for 34% of the chicks that have died in some colonies. • Orcas like to take adult birds. • Emperor penguins need to watch out wherever they go!

  15. Macaroni Penguin’s Enemies • The sea lion is an enemy to this penguin. • Killer whales are also an enemy to this penguin. • The macaroni penguin are afraid of the leopard seals because they are bigger than them. • Seagulls like to eat penguin eggs and chicks. • This penguin protects it’s self by going in the water.

  16. Little Blue Fairy Penguin Enemies • Penguins have many enemies. • Some of the enemies are seals, lions, leopards, and killer whales. • These animals eat them in the water.

  17. Emperor Penguins Extra Facts • There are a lot of “cool” facts about Emperor penguins. • They can dive more than 300m. • They can be under the water for more than 22min. • Their dives last 3-6min. • Emperor penguins sound can be heard a kilometer away. • They can also live to be 20 years or older!

  18. Little Blue Fairy Penguin Extra Facts • They’re the smallest penguin. • Antarctica’s temperature is 40 degrees below 0 in the summer time, too. • Very few animals call Antarctica home. • Their size is as long as 2 new pencils. • Penguins can hold their breath for over 15 min. and dive to a depth of over 1,700ft. to find their food.

  19. Macaroni Penguins Extra Facts • The male and female stay together for their whole lives. • They do not hibernate. • They are birds, but they can’t fly. • These are the largest of the six species of the crested penguins.

  20. Conclusion • Thank you for listening carefully to our facts. • I hope you enjoyed learning about Emperor Penguins, little Blue Fairy Penguins, and Macaroni Penguins!

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