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Why do male penguins sit on the eggs and not the mother?
Mother and father take turns, say the mother lays on the egg, while shes doing that the father will be getting food, and they take turns
Why do penguins have thick coats?
Because they have to survive freezing temperatures! so they need a thick coat and lots of fat to live. Penguins also huddle close together to get warmth and shield each other from the wind. They take turns being on the outside in the cold!
Why do male penguins look after the young?
Both the males and the females take turns looking after their young... so the other parent can go to sea to find food for the chick & the remaining parent.
Do penguins take baths?
Penguins Don't need to take a bath because they spend so much time in the water.
How do emperor penguins breathe?
Penguins, like all vertebrates, have lungs. They take a breath in, and then exhale.
Why do male penguins sit on the eggs and not the mother?
Mother and father take turns, say the mother lays on the egg, while shes doing that the father will be getting food, and they take turns
Suggest how huddling helps the penguins to keep warm in extreme cold?
The penguins each take turns to go in the middle of the 'waddling circle' so that the circle of penguins around them warm the middle one with their body heat.
Why Emperor penguins and chick huddle and the birds take turn to occupy the outer most position?
The penguins, and other creatures, huddle for warmth. It is warmer in the center so they take turns because, while adapted to the cold, cold could still kill them.
Is it legal to hunt pandas?
Some species of penguins are endangered and hunting them is forbidden; others are quite abundant and may be hunted.(But to be honest, what kind of sport is there in hunting penguins?)Actually penguin hunting is now illegal in almost all countries.
Do male penguins watch over the egg?
The female lays the egg (they only have one each breeding season) and they then take turns sitting over it to keep it warm, until the female leaves in search of food, often for weeks, before returning just after hatching to feed the chick by regurgitating the fish she has fed on. If she does not return, her chick will die.
How does a penguins egg survive?
The penguins eggs survive by the mother and father nesting overtop of them. They will both take turns while one of them hunts for food and the other incubates the egg. The egg is between both of the feet while standing up.
When the penguins magrate?
Spring. Emporor Penguins Wait 4 months for their female mates to come back from hunting while they keep the eggs warm.
How did emperor penguins get there adaptations for hunting?
A combination of trial & error and thousands of years of evolution.
Are penguins sea-life?
no i am a penguin professor and they are land mamals and only go into sea when hunting.
Why do penguins have thick coats?
Because they have to survive freezing temperatures! so they need a thick coat and lots of fat to live. Penguins also huddle close together to get warmth and shield each other from the wind. They take turns being on the outside in the cold!
Why do male penguins look after the young?
Both the males and the females take turns looking after their young... so the other parent can go to sea to find food for the chick & the remaining parent.
Where is an Antarctic penguin's shelter?
Penguins huddle together, and do the best taking turns to move to the center of the circle where they are best protected. That is all they can do, but penguins are pretty sturdy animals!
