What is the life-cycle of a penguin?

Answer 1

When adults Adelie Penguins mate. Then they have you-know-what and the egg comes. The parents take turns taking care of it other while the other one searches for food. After it hatches it grows and start living independently.

Answer 2

The life cycle of a penguin is: First, every year male and female penguins get together to mate. The penguin mother lays one to two eggs, depending on the species. The mother and father take turns keeping the egg warm, with e male often spending most of his time incubating the egg while the female spends several weeks hunting for fish; when she returns, the roles are reversed.

The egg hatches in one to two months, again depending on the species. A baby chick comes out. The chick grows up and finds a mate which it keeps for life.

Answer 3

The Breeding Process

An adult penguin can reproduce only when they are between 3 and 8 years old, but normally penguins start breeding at the age of five. Smaller penguin species tend to reach sexual maturity earlier than the larger penguin species. Larger penguin species like King Penguin can breed twice in three years as they have 16 months of breeding cycle, whereas a little penguin can breed anytime throughout the year. All of them come on bare ground to lay eggs, while the Emperor penguins lay eggs on ice. In the month of March, they travel 90-100 km inland in search of the 'perfect site' for breeding. It is a very risky journey, because those who are left behind, fall prey to predators or may even die of starvation. When they have finalized a site, in April they start mating. They find their soul mates through singing. And it is up to the males to attract females, and the females choose their partners accordingly. Penguins are monogamous creatures as they live with the same partner throughout their life.

The Brooding Period

A few weeks after mating, the female penguin lays 1 or 2 eggs. After laying eggs the females transfer the eggs to their male partners. In June-July, the males place the egg on their feet and incubate it. This transfer is the most important phase because, if the eggs break they can mate only in the next year, but usually during this transfer almost 20% of eggs break. The females search for food while the males incubate the eggs and wait for the partner to return. And once the female penguin returns, the penguins exchange their roles; the female incubates the egg while the male goes for food hunting. This is the most unique feature in the penguin's life cycle. In no other species of animals or birds are the fathers known to take care of their little ones. The penguin fathers are very loving, they fast for almost two months till their female partners return. During cold winds they form a close circle, to save heat for their offspring.

The Growing Stage

The eggs hatch sometime near August. It takes three days to hatch the eggs and as soon as the juvenile (baby penguin) comes out of its egg it starts calling, so that the parents learn to recognize the voice. The chicks are either brown or black in color and they have feathers that are not waterproof, so the juvenile penguin stays on land until it gets mature. During this time (in the month of September) the females return and feed the chicks by regurgitating while the males go for feeding. The male and female take turns to feed the chicks. This is repeated almost six times.

The Mature Penguin

It takes seven weeks to thirteen months for the chick to develop and get the waterproof feathers. When the chick is strong enough, both the parents go together for feeding. The adult penguin is no more dependent on its parents and hunts for food on its own. Finally in the month of December the families leave for the sea. One advantage of this cycle is, by the time the chicks are ready to swim, it is summer and the sea is abundant with food. In the next year, the same cycle is repeated; the adults start their journey, while the young ones stay on the shore.

Answer 4

I have not found out a whole lot about these creatures, but I know that they live in Antarctica. I will do some more research.

Answer 5

Adelie Penguins live for about 15- 20 years.

Answer 6

Egg,draw an egg,chick,draw a baby peguin,adult,draw a full size adult peguin

Answer 7

draw a diagram system development of life cycle