Write An Argumentative Essay On Penguins

One of the reason why the Macaroni penguin is on this is is the abiotic and the biotic factors of the ecosystem that the Macaroni penguin lives in. Some of the abiotic factors are that the oil spills over the past years have affected the water that the penguins swim in and it is killing them and the food. Another abiotic factor that has be affecting the penguins is climate change. The climate change has affected the animal by warming of the water temperature and air temperature. This is the thing that as change the most to make the penguin on the endangered list. All of these other factors we here before this and global warming is affecting this animal in a bad way like many other arctic animals.

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and most inhospitable continent on Earth. Yet it is yields some 90 percent of the Earth most precious natural resource: water. But behind this pristine exterior, Antarctica is fighting a losing battle. New data suggests that the continent as a whole is warming at an alarming rate. According to recent studies gathered from Nature Magazine, the western half of the continent is warming five times faster than any other place

Second, the setting of the image takes place somewhere cold, which is the main area affected by global warming. The penguins are standing on a block of ice symbolizing the Arctic and the block of ice is melting. “The Science Daily reports that ice melting rates were 25 times higher than expected in localized areas of Antarctica’s largest

The Earth's rise in temperature is melting ice in its colder regions. Many animals who live in the Arctic Circle, the lands surrounding

The article I found is about the endangerment of african penguins. The african penguin is endangered, and many laws have been put into place in South Africa to protect them, mainly preventing fishing so they have a stable food supply. The article talks about how fisherman are a big cause for the penguins dying out, and how the prevention of fishing has greatly increased their population. However, despite all the efforts to protect them, it still isn't enough to get them off the endangered species list. The penguins still face many dangers like water pollution and climate changes that destroy their habitats. African penguins also had a 90% decrease in population size from the 1930’s to early 2000’s. However in the last 10 years the population

The Galapagos Penguin (scientifically known as Spheniscus Mendiculus), is one of the smallest types of penguin on the planet and is the easiest to distinguish as it lives the furthest north than any other penguin species. It has distinctive white marks on its face, beak and chest as well as a “C” shaped line that stretches across its upper body. The Galapagos Penguins are native to the Galapagos islands, they live in colonies and are sedentary meaning that they only venture as far as 3 miles away. Sadly, they are currently listed as endangered by many sources such as WWF (Worldwide Fund) with numbers fewer than 2000.

Arctic ice caps are melting, causing many animals to find either a new habitat or new food, which are both extremely challenging. For example, in Document A, sea lions

Penguins ( family Spheniscidae, order Sphenisciformes) are a group of flightless, aquatic birds living exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in Antarctica. Well-adapted for life in the water, these birds have countershaded white and black plumage, and their wings have evolved into flat, paddle-like flippers. They feed on squid, fish, krill and other forms of sealife. Penguins spend half of their lives in the oceans and half on land. This list contains 10 unusual facts about penguins you may not know.

“Penguin responses to climate change in the Southern Ocean” by Jaume Forcada and Philip N. Trathan (2009) was a study conducted to analyze and predict the migrating patterns of different species of penguins due to changes in climate. (p. 1618) Also, Forcada and Trathan investigate whether or not certain species of penguins possess phenotypic plasticity (the ability of an organism to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment) (p. 1618).

"Polar Bears, Ringed Seals, and the Complex Consequences of Climate Change" is an article written by Mary Bates who earned her PhD studying Bat echolocation. She works for an American Association for the Advancement of Science. In this article Mary talks about how Climate change is impacting different species at different rates. Here, she focuses on sea-ice dependent animals such as Polar Bears and Ringed Seals at Arctic. She explains on how these animals are dependent upon the sea-ice for living. The Arctic is warming at a rate three times greater than the global average, and that the sea ice coverage is declining rapidly. She also talks about Hamilton's study on sea-ice dependent animals. Before the melting of sea ice the Polar bears used

Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) in the Antarctic are fascinating flightless birds that are able to withstand incredibly harsh environments, where wind chills can reach to -76°F. Even though these penguins are able to survive the freezing temperatures, their breeding success and mortality rates are based primarily on the sea ice concentration (SIC) and sea ice extent (SIE) throughout the seasons. Sea ice concentration is a variable for climate scientists and nautical navigators to find the area of sea ice compared to the total at a given point in the ocean, whereas sea ice extent refers to a region as “ice-covered” or “not ice-covered.” During the late 1970s, there was an elongated atypical warm period with reduced

The Ted Talk video “Pay Attention to Penguins” shows one example of a change that can affect populations. Global warming affected the penguin’s ecosystem by melting the ice caps and killing the penguins. Global warming caused by humans has several negative impacts such as melting ice caps, reducing land used for breeding, and decreasing food supplies for penguins. The melted ice caps will raise sea level which will make no land for mating and laying eggs. The food levels will diminish like squid, krill and fish which will affect the survival of the penguins. Another way to interpret the change is that

This article is about how Chinstrap Penguins are threatened by a volcanic eruption. A volcano in the northern part of the island of an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean has been ejecting ash and smoke since March. Of course that threatens all of the animals living there which is the Penguins, and its the largest colony of Penguins in the world according to new studies. These penguins can also not leave the island due to the volcano, and also can not lay or hatch eggs on the island, which will do a lot of damage and will be very hard to follow. Zavodovski Island is home to over one million Chinstrap Penguins, but humans do live there. None of the main effects will be known until the Penguins return to the island, in which 10 to 15 percent

I wish I were a penguin in a warm protected land on the Galapagos islands, where I could live and sleep Compete with marine iguanas for a visitors attention Where guides are paid to be alert and offer me protection. Yes, you guessed it, I’m here in the south Atlantic Any venture out to sea becomes so problematic Seas here are overcrowded with voracious eaters Claiming the right to consider penguins as feeders Orcas, leopard seals, great whites always on the prowl One misstep and you’ll find yourself in their bowels

The melting ice caps are having a dramatic affect on the polar regions of the earth. For example, the average temperature in the Arctic is rising twice as fast than the rest of the world (nrdc.org). The once prominent ice is now melting at a dramatic speed, which is affecting native people, wildlife, and plants. When the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf splintered, the freshwater lake that it surrounded drained into the ocean, along with the ecosystem that inhabited it. Polar bears, whales, walrus and seals are changing their feeding and migration patterns, making it harder for native people to hunt them (nrdc.org). Because of the flooding, entire villages will be uprooted order to avoid being swamped. Also, the Arctic coastlines are beginning to move as well. The melting ice caps are threatening the native peoples’ cultural identity and their very survival. Ice-dependant animals, such as walruses and ring seals will be greatly affected by the melting ice caps (treehugger.com). They have fewer places to rest on, as well as fewer places to hunt. If the ice caps keep melting, their lives will become in great danger. The melting ice caps are not only affecting the Polar Regions, but they are also affecting the rest of the world as well in the form of rising ocean levels.