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Scavenging protein from dead animals may be the habit of animals that require protein, such as sea-based raptors or protein-eating sea mammals.
However, since no animal 'lives' on the Antarctic continent, there are very few cadavers there. The sea birds and sea mammals that require protein may consume dead animals they encounter at sea.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoWhile breeding on Antarctica's beaches, other breeding birds, such as Skua, can take penguin eggs or chicks to feed their own young.
When returning to the ocean to feed, penguins can be taken by seals or whales.
Penguins breed on Antarctica's beaches, because there are no land predators there.
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∙ 8y agoPenguins are sea birds and make their homes -- find their food -- in salt water. They breed on Antarctica's beaches because there are no land predators there.
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Where does penguins fit on the food chain?
Penguins will find their food in the icy sea of Antarctica.
How many times a day do real penguins in Antarctica eat?
Penguins are sea animals and the sea is their only food source. There is no food for any animal on Antarctica. Penguins eat whenever they're hungry.
What are the penguins names that live in Antarctica?
No animal lives in Antarctica: it's too cold and there is no food chain. Penguins are sea birds that visit Antarctica's beaches to breed, and include Adelie and Emperor penguins.
What is Antarctica's staple food diet?
Antarctica is uninhabited; it has no staple food, at least for people. Penguins who live there eat fish.
Do penguins live on glaciers in Antarctica?
Penguins are sea birds and make their homes in ocean water. Penguins breed on Antarctica's beaches, because there are no land predators there. No animals live on Antarctica: it's too cold and there is no food chain.
Why do Adelie penguins live on Antarctica?
Adelie penguins do not live on Antarctica. They are sea birds and find their food chain there, where they make their home. Adelie -- and three other types of penguins -- breed on Antarctica's beaches, because there are no land predators there.
What would happen if there were fewer penguins?
What would happen to the creatures in the food chain if there were fewer penguins in Antarctica
What species of penguins are native of Antarctica?
There are really only two species of penguins that breed in Antarctica: the Emperor and Adelie.
What do the animals in antarctica depend for food like whales seals and penguins?
Antarctica is a continent and the animals you name are sea animals. They eat their food from the food chain in the Southern Ocean.
How many penguins live in the antarctica?
No penguins live in Antarctica. Penguins are sea birds that visit Antarctica's beaches during breeding season.
Where do penguins live Antarctic or Antarctica?
Penguins are native to Antarctica and can only be found there. :)
What animal in Antarctica is top of the food chain?
Some are seals but the answer you are looking for is penguins.
