Learn About Emperor Penguins
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- Amazing Emperor Penguins. // Science Spin - Early Primary;Jan2008, p2
The article presents information on emperor penguins. According to the article, they are large birds which can grow as tall as 4 feet. It says that a father penguin holds his egg on top of his feet which keeps it warm and helps it hatch. It mentions that emperor penguins have thick, waxy...
- FABULOUS FACTS. // Spider;Dec2006, Vol. 13 Issue 12, p20
The article presents facts related to emperor penguins.
- Chaotic cuddlers. R.M. // Natural History;Sep94, Vol. 103 Issue 9, p78
Describes month-old emperor penguin chicks. Strategies for survival during cold spells; Importance of maintaining a certain body temperature; Habitat of emperor penguins.
- Pre-moult foraging trips and moult locations of Emperor penguins at the Mawson Coast. Wienecke, Barbara; Kirkwood, Roger; Robertson, Graham // Polar Biology;Jan2004, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p83
The movements of nine breeding adult emperor penguins Aptenodytes forsteri from two colonies, Auster (67� 23'S 64� 04'E) and Taylor Glacier (67� 28'S 60� 54'E), were determined by satellite telemetry on their pre-moult foraging trips. While preparing for their annual moult the penguins...
- Mr. and Mrs. Stuffed Shirt at Home. Henry, Thomas R. // Saturday Evening Post;5/3/1947, Vol. 219 Issue 44, p17
The article provides information about emperor penguins in Antarctica. Emperor Penguins, which stands about four feet and weighs up to ninety pounds, have this behavior of greeting and giving profound bows to humans, a behavior which does not apply to other penguin species. These birds, though...
- An Emperor Penguin Population Estimate: The First Global, Synoptic Survey of a Species from Space. Fretwell, Peter T.; LaRue, Michelle A.; Morin, Paul; Kooyman, Gerald L.; Wienecke, Barbara; Ratcliffe, Norman; Fox, Adrian J.; Fleming, Andrew H.; Porter, Claire; Trathan, Phil N. // PLoS ONE;Apr2012, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p1
Our aim was to estimate the population of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes fosteri) using a single synoptic survey. We examined the whole continental coastline of Antarctica using a combination of medium resolution and Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery to identify emperor penguin colony...
- An Emperor Penguin Population Estimate: The First Global, Synoptic Survey of a Species from Space. Fretwell, Peter T.; LaRue, Michelle A.; Morin, Paul; Kooyman, Gerald L.; Wienecke, Barbara; Ratcliffe, Norman; Fox, Adrian J.; Fleming, Andrew H.; Porter, Claire; Trathan, Phil N. // PLoS ONE;Apr2012, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p1
Our aim was to estimate the population of emperor penguins (Aptenodytes fosteri) using a single synoptic survey. We examined the whole continental coastline of Antarctica using a combination of medium resolution and Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery to identify emperor penguin colony...
- Emperor penguin. // Encyclopedia of Animals;2006, p1
The emperor penguin deserves its name for good reasons. It is not only the largest penguin, but also the largest seabird. It cannot fly but is able to dive 870 feet (260 meters) below the frigid water for 18 minutes at a time. In its frozen habitat of sub-zero temperatures and fierce winds it...
- A Problem for Penguins. Greenberg, Glenn // Scholastic News -- Edition 3;2/6/2006, Vol. 62 Issue 15, p2
The article reports on the decline in the number of Emperor penguins due to global warming.
