Emperor+Penguin

** 4. Food **
 * 1. Classify **
 * My animal is a Emperor penguin.
 * It has a white body the res t of the body is black and some yellow and orange.
 * 2. Life Cycle **
 * *What is the life cycle of your animal?
 * [[image:800px-penguin_lifecycle_h.jpg]]
 * *They can live for 15-20 years. The first penguin lived for almost 55 million years ago.
 * 3. Habitat **
 * The Emperor penguin's habitat is the arctic.
 * penguins eat fish, shrimps, squid's.


 * 5. Predators and Threats **
 * The enemies are a sea leopard,whales and orcas.

Its diet consists primarily of [|fish], but can also include [|crustaceans], such as [|krill], and [|cephalopods], such as [|squid]. In hunting, the species can remain submerged up to 18 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m (1,755 ft). It has several adaptations to facilitate this, including an unusually structured[|hemoglobin] to allow it to function at low oxygen levels, solid bones to reduce [|barotrauma], and the ability to reduce its [|metabolism] and shut down non-essential organ functions. The Emperor Penguin is perhaps best known for the sequence of journeys adults make each year in order to mate and to feed their offspring. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, it treks 50–120 km (31–75 mi) over the ice to [|breeding colonies] which may include thousands of individuals. The female lays a single egg, which is incubated by the male while the female returns to the sea to feed; parents subsequently take turns foraging at sea and caring for their chick in the colony. The lifespan is typically 20 years in the wild, although observations suggest that some individuals may live to 50 years of age.
 * 6. Interesting Facts **
 * *What are some interesting facts about your animal?
 * The **Emperor Penguin** (//Aptenodytes forsteri//) is the tallest and heaviest of all living [|penguin] species and is [|endemic] to [|Antarctica]. The male and female are similar in [|plumage] and size, reaching 122 cm (48 in) in height and weighing anywhere from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb). The dorsal side and head are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine [|habitat].

*Is your animal endangered?
 * There are 17 species of penguins and they are all protected, meaning they cannot be hunted legally, or have their eggs collected. Despite this protection, penguin populations are decreasing, and in some areas they have decreased as much as 80%, but not all are endangered yet.
 * Why is it important to save your animal?
 * Because people how live them they don't want them to die.
 * *What can you do to help save your animal?
 * find them a new aria to live in.


 * 8. Resources **
 * *What books and websites have your used to gather your information?
 * All about wild animals penguins
 * The life cycle of a penguin

**I think you did a great job but you copy some words but it is not your own words. by Joaquin.**
Elias you need to make sure you are using your own words, it would show you have a better understanding of penguins. You need to take your time and put in effort over the whole week. Ms Brienza

i know you can put more effort in it.

I love you life cycle and you did a great job.

Elias, you have interesting information on the life cycle. The blue underlining tells me that you cut and paste from Wikipedia. I thought that this was supposed to be in your own words. Is that right?

Dr. Williams