Antarctic Peninsula

Nordenskjoeldi's giant penguin (Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi) is a species of megafauna, with evidence suggesting it lived 37-45 million years ago. It's diet mainly consisted of fish and other seafood and it was an aquatic creature, spending the majority of its life in the water. These giant penguins grew up to 1.7 metres in height and 90kg in weight (Abyssal, 2015). It had a bent wing joint, beneficial for flight and powerful propulsion under water when diving for fish. Gilbert Price, researcher at the University of Queensland supports the natural climate change theory of megafauna extinction, which was not caused by human interaction. Price studied a section of creek bed in the Darling Downs region in Queensland which was 10 metres deep.…

Ocean or ice-free polynyas and tidal cracks in pack ice. Emperor Penguins also eat squids. The Emperor Penguin can grow to be 44 inches tall and 60-90 pounds. Emperor Penguins have deep black feathers dorsally, containing the head, chin, throat, back, dorsal part of wings, and tail. The dark color fades to a brown color as it becomes worn, between the months of December and February. Auricular Patches on the head are bright yellow fading to a lesser bright yellow as the patch meets the feather…

Penguins are unique animals, they have multiple different types of species. All living with quite the differences of each other. Such as the macaroni Penguin with the highest population with numbers of 11,654,000 million pairs. Than the lowest and most endangered species, known as the Galapagos penguin with numbers such as 6,500. Penguins can be found in almost every continent in the southern hemisphere, such as the Galapagos islands to Antartica with the emperor penguins. Penguins spend most of…

Today I would like to tell you all about King penguins. They live on many islands like the Crozet Islands, Kerguelen, Falkland, Macquarie, Prince Edward, and many more islands. King penguins eat small to medium sized fish, like flashlight fish. They have also been known to eat little squid. Penguins reach reproducing age from 3 to 5 years. The incubation time is 55 days and they have a normal clutch of one egg. The male penguins use their best skills to attract the female penguins. This process…

want to eat them. While the mother of the family goes out for food, the father stays at their nest and protects and keeps their unborn baby. Emperor penguins are the tallest known penguin species known to man. According to Sea World,” The emperor penguin is the largest of all living penguins, standing to 1.1 m (3.7 ft.) tall and can weigh more than 41 kg (90 lb.) The smallest of the penguins is the little penguin, standing just 41 to 45 cm (16-18 in.) and weighing about 1 kg (2.2 lb.)”…

Introduction Emperor penguins huddle together to survive in the freezing Antarctic with mild temperatures under -70oC. (figure 1). When the huddling procedure is used, the heat is transferred between penguins and half the amount of energy is required survive. • The huddling process of penguins are classified as a population as they are one type of species working together in the same area. (Gordon,2013). These huddling processes are affected by both abiotic and biotic factors. Abiotic factors…

The Emperor Penguin also has a relatively complex and advantageous respiratory and circulatory heat exchange system. This heat exchange system allows up to 80% of lost heat in the penguin’s exhale to be reclaimed within the nasal passages, allowing the penguin to regulate it’s internal temperature without losing an excessive amount of heat. Allowing the penguin to maintain and preserve heat. Blood circulating throughout the flippers and legs of the penguin, transfers the heat to blood returning…

Actually, not just the ones i'm talking about in this essay are at risk of extinction because of the way the weather has been with heat. Ice shelves and icebergs have collapsed and caved which means the penguins are not having places to live. Also fishers to have been taken their food so thats a problem for these penguins. Humans are to having affect on their breeding colonies. Their breeding season is from April through December. The temperature is about -20 to dropping low to -50 degrees…

Hydrurga leptonyx, also known as leopard seals, are incredible creatures that possess traits of survival and adaptability. Their widespread residency throughout the Antarctic and some parts north of that combined with their diversified eating habits places them highly in marine mammals as a potential species to survive environmental changes. This essay connects an understanding of the population and foraging ecology of Hydrurga leptonyx with their future existence in relation to climate change.…

Hydrurga leptonyx, also known as leopard seal, are incredible creatures that possess traits of survival and adaptability. Their widespread residency throughout the Antarctic and some parts north of that area combined with their diversified eating habits, places them as a marine mammal with high potential to survive environmental changes. This essay connects an understanding of the population and foraging ecology of Hydrurga leptonyx with their future existence in relation to the threat of…