Emperor+Penguins

The Emperor Penguin(Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antartica. The male and female are similar in size reaching 122 cm(48 in) in height and weighting anywhere from 22 to 45 kg(49 to 99 lb). They have an diet consisting primarily of fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods such as squids. They can get this food source by remaining submerged for up to 18 minutes, diving to a depth of 535m (1755 ft) which they are capable of doing be cause of structured hemoglobin to allow it to function at low oxygen levels, solid bones to reduce barotrauma, the ability to reduce its metabolism and shutting down non essential organ functions for limited amounts of time.  //Isn't it uncomfortable down there?// The Emperor penguins does not exhibit a set niche as it normally lives in Antarctica’s cold climates, but they do exhibit an altruistic behavior when large groups of penguins move to the matting grounds to mate. After the baby penguins are born, the father sits on the egg until it hatches and watches over it until its hatched while the mother penguin is out getting food to feed the latter. //Papa: "Wow you grew up so quickly!"// //Mum: "Honey, it might just be fat."//
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