Antarctic birds

“Antarctica has this mythic weight. It resides in the collective unconscious of so many people, and it makes this huge impact, just like outer space. It’s like going to the moon.” ( John Krakauer) The antarctic is home to lots of different animals. Some of these are Adelie, Gentoo and Emperor penguins. Other animals are Elephant and leopard seals as well as Snow petrel, polar skuas and albatrosses. Penguins are often the favorite. Penguins are very interesting creatures because there is a variety

Emperor Penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) Have you ever heard of a flightless bird that swims, or a bird in which the male warms the egg? If you have your talking about the Emperor Penguin that lives in Antarctica( Southern Hemisphere ).The Emperor Penguin has a cool appearance and an interesting diet. The Emperor Penguin has a funny way to travel and to reproduce.We will see the uses of the Emperor Penguins. Now lets get started. The appearance of the Emperor Penguin is really tall for a penguin

vertebrates and may be reliable signals of quality and compatibility when selecting mates. Yet, chemical signals in birds have rarely been investigated. In fact, birds exhibit a wide array of communication mechanisms, such as colors and songs, but rarely display obvious olfactory-driven behaviors. This discrepancy seen in the amount of information regarding olfactory use is due to the belief that birds do not have a well developed olfactory system compared to other animals. Because they do not have a well developed

expedition, crew members encountered many different animals. There were domestic animals such as, Mrs. Chippy (the cat) and the 70 sled dogs. They also encountered many different wild animals such as, seals, killer whales, penguins, and various types of birds. To tell you some things about these animals, despite his name, Mrs. Chippy was a striped tabby tomcat. After one month of having him the crew figured out he was a male, but the name Mrs. Chippy still stuck. Like most cats he had impeccable balance

weather conditions are extremely unfavorable to most organisms. The organisms that live there have adapted not only to survive the subzero temperatures, but have also adapted to successfully reproduce and have healthy offspring. Two fascinating Antarctic species are the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) and the adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae). These two species, although almost neighbors, have developed different mating rituals and methods of egg care. The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)

Topic: Compare and contrast the Penguin the flightless bird and the Great Northerner diver. I. Introduction The two species I will be writing about is the Emperor penguin and the Great norther diver they are both are from the class Aves (Magnuson, 2007) .In addition, the emperor penguin since is in the class Aves, the penguins used to be able to flight which is an adaptive trait (Elliott et al., 2013).In addition, physiologically they look different the Emperor penguin looks bigger and can’t fly

their wings. Their wings are shaped similar to that of paddles/flippers and resemble the movement of wings of a bird flying through the air, consequently, the penguin can appear to be “flying” underwater. The muscle development within the penguin's wings and breast is very advanced, this aspect of their body structure, along with the penguins webbed feet, therefore helps to propel the bird throughout the water. Another particular adaption that the penguin has is that its bone is relatively dense, this

Emperor penguins that live in the Antarctic winter, need to survive, and ensure reproduction occurring in the winter. In order to achieve survival, emperors form huddles together. A huddle is a dynamic mosaic of compact zones (Ancel, Gilbert, Poulind, Beaulieu, Thierry 91). Huddles are very complex and can range anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand birds at a time, in which individuals are closely packed together. Huddling is a huge warming mechanism, and they are shaped like an ellipse

temperature surfaces cool beneath the air temperature since they life in a cold environment (McCafferty et al,2013).In addition, the environment in which Emperor penguin live on is harsh, but they are the only vertebrate species that breed during the Antarctic winter and the reason are not yet known ( Zitterbart et. al,2014).As a result, the climate change in their habitat Emperor penguin are in jeopardy and their population will decline since the

Magnificent creatures of the land and sea, penguins have been around for a long time. Penguins have adapted well over the course of many years, for swimming and hunting purposes. Everyone knows that penguins are weird birds that can’t fly and have to waddle on land, but what most people don’t know about are the harms that penguins have been exposed to and the fact that many penguins are endangered, if not vulnerable to endangerment. Penguins are incredibly different from other animals and are