EMPERORS ARE
Adult male size comparison
Emperors raise 1 chick per year.
Emperor penguin chicks huddle
in crèches while parents fish.
The adults can dive to 564m (1850 ft) and
stay underwater for up to 22 minutes.
Emperors huddle to conserve heat.
Emperors are winter breeders.
595
22 mins.
19
%
THOUSAND
is the total estimated
population of adult
Emperor penguins
is the estimated
survival rate of
Emperor chicks
in their first year
Emperor's do not
build nests; the
male incubates the
egg on his feet and
his brood pouch
keeps the egg warm.
Emperors produce
one of the smallest
eggs relative to body
size of any bird.
1lb
EMPEROR
115cm (45in) 70–100cm (28–39in) 51–90cm (20–35in) 70cm (28in) 72cm (28in) 70cm (28in)
30kg (66lb) 9.3–18kg (21–40lb) 4.9–8.5kg (11–19lb) 5.5kg (12lb) 3–5kg (6.6–11lb) 6kg (2.2lb)
KING
GENTOO
MACARONI CHINSTRAP ADELIE
BREEDING PAIRS
Captivating Giants of
the Penguin Species
How Emperor Penguins Are Unique
presents
Anatomical adaptations allow Emperor penguins to survive
the harshest, most punishing Antarctic conditions. Within
this circumpolar high-latitude distribution, they almost always
breed on stable, fast ice near the coast. Emperor penguins are
incredibly vulnerable to climate change.
EMPEROR
PENGUINS
EMPEROR
PENGUINS
the weight of King penguins,
the next largest of the species
The Journey of Emperor Penguins
Every winter (which begins in March in Antarctica),
emperor penguins traverse up 80 km (50 mi.) across
the ice to reach stable breeding grounds. Circumpolar,
they breed right up against the continent. There are
approximately 4,000 breeding pairs of Emperor penguins
near Snow Hill on the frozen Weddell Sea ice.
Largest of the penguins
SNOW HILL
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*Sources: Fabrice Genevois, Orinthologist PenguinWatch.org | CoolAntarctica.com | EOL.org
