Penguin Time

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Penguin Time

• Kristina Edwards

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Antarctic Pengiuns
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Emperor Penguin

• (Aptenodytes Forsteri)
• Size 120 cm
• Weight 20-40 kg

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Adelie Penguin

• (Pygoscelis Adeliae)
• Size 75 cm
• Weight 3- 6.5 kg

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Antarctic Area Information
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Adelie Biography

• Arrival October
• Egg laying November
• Hatching December
• Departure of chicks February
• Food almost only krill
• Distribution at sea stays near the ice
• Particularity very territorial, although living
  in extended colonies of up to tens of thousands
  of couples. Complex behavior.

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Emperor Biology

• Arrival April
• Egg laying May
• Hatching July, 6266 days of incubation at 31C
  in an environment that can go down to -60C.
• Departure of chicks December-January
• Food squid and fish
• Distribution at sea stays near the ice

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Emperor Biology 2

• Particularity after the laying, males take care
  of the sitting. During their 4 months fasting
  they loose half their weight (20kg). In order to
  minimize heat loss, the males gather together in
  'turtles' that can be as dense as 10
  individuals/m² during storms. After August, both
  partners take care of the only chick, recognized
  by its voice, taking turns at sea every 2 weeks
  (or more if the sea-ice is very extended).
• They breed during Antarctica's harshest season,
  so that when their young become independent, five
  months later, the climate will be more favorable.
  Emperors are the most unfaithful of all penguins
  78 percent of mating pairs go their separate ways
  after only one year !

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All of this information was found at

• Antarctica Penguins

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