Emperor Penguins
Ashad Young
Info on Emperor Penguins
- These flightless birds breed in the winter.
- Female emperors take off toward the open sea to feed, traveling up to 50 miles across the frozen surface.
- There the males stand, for about 65 days, through icy temperatures, cruel winds, and blinding storms. And they eat nothing that whole time.
- The youngsters stay sheltered in their mother's brood pouch for two months.
- If a young chick falls out of that warm spot, it can freeze to death in as little as two minutes.
- Emperor penguins are the largest of all penguins, with an average length of 45 inches.