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Emperor Penguin by Rhea and Bhargavi 

__Characteristics__:The Emperor penguin's characteristics are they are the largest of all living penguins standing 1.1m(3.7ft.) and weighing 27 to 41 kg (60-90). They have a black head,chin,and throat with broad yellow patches on each side of the head. They have black backs and white bellies to help them camoflauge. They can't fly but can swim. It's scientific name is Aptenodytes Forsteri. Male and female look simalar.

__Habitats__: Emperor penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere. They live in Antartica and swim in cold waters. Unlike other penguin species they can't be found be found anywhere else in the world. They live on "pack ice".

__Diet__: Emperor penguins mostly eat fishes and squids. They also eat krill and crab. (crestations too)

__Enemies__: An emperor penguin's enemies might be leopard seals, birds, orca, fur seal, walrus,and sharks. Some other perdators might be skuas, petrals, and humans.

__Life Cycle__: Emperor penguins lay only two eggs in their life. They lay one of their eggs in May and one in June. After a baby chick hatches it weighs eleven ounces. The egg looks greenish white. The egg is kept in the brood pouch. After 45-50 days the penguins chicks huddle together in a creche.{a group where little chicks hang out.}The parents have a special call that only the chick can recognize. When penguins grow up they go in rookeries not creches.

__Interesting Facts__: Emperor penguins can swim the deepest. {They can swim 900 feet under water.} Emperor penguins can stay under water for almost 20 minutes.They are great parents to thier chicks. Penguins regurgitate their food to their babies. They are the only birds that can really swim.