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  2. Emperor penguin - Wikipedia

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    The weight also varies by season, as both male and female penguins lose substantial mass while raising hatchlings and incubating their egg. Male emperor penguins must withstand the extreme Antarctic winter cold for more than two months while protecting their eggs; eating nothing during this time, male emperors will lose around 12 kg (26 lb ...

  3. Emperor Penguin - AOL

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    “The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species on Earth.” The emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin in the world and also one of the most unique. Instead of breeding in the ...

  4. In a rarity, emperor penguin chick hatches at Sea World ... - AOL

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    Listed as a threatened species, the emperor penguin is native to Antarctica and 17 of them live in a 25 degree Fahrenheit (minus 5 Celsius) habitat at the marine theme park and zoo where the egg ...

  5. Why Emperor Penguin Populations are Declining - AOL

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    Even though they live in large colonies, emperor penguins are the least common Antarctic penguins. Scientists estimate anywhere from 265,000 to 278,000 breeding pairs are left in the wild.

  6. Aptenodytes - Wikipedia

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    The egg of a king penguin (10 cm, c. 300 g) and that of an emperor penguin (11.1–12.7 cm, 345–515 g). [7] At right a king penguin pair is changing the egg guard at South Georgia Island, where over 30 colonies of king penguin reside. An important cause for reproductive failure in some penguin species is mistiming between parents for ...

  7. Kleptothermy - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, huddling allows emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) to save energy, maintain a high body temperature and sustain their breeding fast during the Antarctic winter. [12] This huddling behaviour raises the ambient temperature that these penguins are exposed to above 0 °C (at average external temperatures of -17 °C). [12]

  8. Emperor penguin turns up on Australian beach, thousands of ...

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    An emperor penguin surprised locals when it appeared on a beach in Australia after making an epic journey of thousands of miles from its ... A female emperor lays one egg per breeding season, then ...

  9. Gentoo penguin - Wikipedia

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    Gentoo penguins can reach a length of 70 to 90 cm (28 to 35 in), [19] [20] making them the third-largest species of penguin after the emperor penguin and the king penguin. Males have a maximum weight around 8.5 kg (19 lb) just before moulting and a minimum weight of about 4.9 kg (11 lb) just before mating.