Introduction
Animal Groups
Emperor Penguins Habitat
Emperor Penguin diet
Emperor Penguin special features
Emperor Penguins predators
Life Cycle
Emperor Penguins are the largest penguins. They are nearly
1.2 m tall and weigh up to 50 kg. Those are BIG penguins! In
this book you will find out more about Emperor Penguins.
Fish, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians are all different animal
groups but they do have one thing in common. They are vertebrates
(animals with a back bone.)
Birds- As you all should know birds are mostly covered in feathers to
protect then from heat, cold and water. Birds have a mouth but it is
called a beak. They lay hard eggs.
Amphibians- Amphibians lay their eggs in water. As babies,
amphibians live in water and breathe like fish, as adults they live on
land and water and breathe like mammals.
Mammals- All mammals give birth to live babies. They also feed
their babies milk. Dolphins and whales breath fresh air, even though
they live in they sea, they are still mammals. Mammals are also warm
blooded mammals.
Fish- Fish breathe air in the water using gills. They lay soft eggs.
Fish are cold blooded.
Reptiles- Reptiles have dry, scaly, waterproof skin. They are cold
blooded. To warm up they sit in the sun and to cool down they sit in
water. Reptiles also lay leathery eggs.
Emperor penguins live in the Antarctic. Emperor penguins are
only found in the bottom part of, the world. Emperor penguins
may spend all their lives in seas surrounding Antarctica.
Emperor penguins eat a variety of fish and squid. Yum! Yum!
Yum! They dive deep to catch squid and deep-sea fish. The
penguin has a short thick beak for catching fish.
Emperor penguins have special features. They have feathers and
blubber to keep them warm. They can swim. They have an extra layer
of skin to slide on their bodies.
Some of the emperor penguins predators are sharks, Leopard Seals
and Killer Whales. Some birds hurt the baby penguins. Dogs, cats
and weasels also kill baby penguins.