emperor penguin
Tallest flightless seabird
Emperor penguin is the largest species of penguin, native to Antarctica.
These birds stand nearly four feet tall and are known for breeding during the Antarctic winter, with males incubating eggs on their feet through months of extreme cold.
The documentary followed an emperor penguin colony through the breeding season.
- huddleClose protective gathering
- harsh winterSeverely cold winter period
- AntarcticaSouthernmost continental landmass
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- waddleSwaying, clumsy gait
ice · polar ice · krill · cold · countershading · seabird · blubber · march · Southern Ocean · tobogganing · chick · deep dive · breeding season · incubation · egg · diving · black · tuxedo
- AntarcticaSouth Pole, Amundsen, Scott, ice sheet, glaciology
- polar regionsAntarctica, polar bears, Arctic Ocean, glaciers, Arctic
- cold adaptationsthick fur, blubber, hibernation, dense coat, fur
- extreme habitat animalspolar bear, camel, arctic fox, snow leopard, fennec fox
- flightless birdsostrich, emu, ostriches, kiwi, emus
- large birdsostrich, emu, cassowary, condor, albatross
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