What are characteristics of emperor penguin?

Answer 1

Measuring approximately 1.20 meters tall and weighing approximately 40kg, the Emperor penguin is the largest penguin species. They are black and white like most penguins but the adults also have orange spots on the sides of their neck and their pelage is a blue-grey color.

Answer 2

The emperor penguin is the largest of all living penguins, standing 1.1 m (3.7 ft, almost 4 ft tall) and weighing 27 to 41 kg (60-90 lb.).

Foods: Squids, small fish, and crustaceans

Population: Around 200 thousand pairs

Color: Black and White

Can live: 30 to 35 years

Swimming: Dive more than 300 meters, usually only goes 50 meters deep, can stay underwater 8 minutes.

Habitat: Antarctica Continent

The Reproductive Pattern Method: Females lay egg in May/June, then spends winter at sea. Male incubates egg for 65 days. The male spends most of the time sleeping to refill energy during winter.

Penguins are birds but they can't fly, because their wings are too short, and their bodies are too heavy. Their bodies are built for swimming and catching food underwater. Penguin feathers are very small and tightly packed together. There are more than 70 feathers per square inch. The feathers overlap and are coated with oil, making them waterproof.