Emperor Penguin
Diet
Most penguins feed on squid, fish and krill but the Emperor Penguin only eats fish and squid.
Habitat
Emperor Penguins live in Antarctica, the driest, coldest and windiest place on Earth. Antarctica has lots of ice, snow, glaciers, blizzards, icebergs and most defiantly water.
Blizzard has struck Antarctica
Emperor Penguins in a blizzard
Emperor Penguins huddling in a blizzard to keep warm
Breeding
Emperor Penguins breed in Autumn (around April) when the ice gets thick enough to hold the thousands of penguins. They reach the same location every year. When they get to their destination they need to partner up with the last penguin they had or if not bred yet they find one!
Predators
The Emperor Penguins predators is the Killer Whale and the Leopard Seal.
Killer Whale
A penguin falling into a Killer Whales mouth
Penguin
This penguin has been badly injured most likely by a Leopard Seal or a Killer Whale
Leopard Seal
This picture has half a penguin in a Leopard Seals mouth
Adaptations
1. Black above and white underneath makes it harder to see in the sea
2. Sharp backwards pointing spears in their tongue to stop their prey from escaping
3. Short stiff tail to balance on land
4. Short wings as flippers for "flying" underwater
5. insulated with a layer of fat called blubber to keep warm in the harsh weather conditions