Information Report - Emperor Penguins

Emperor Penguins

Emperor Penguins or Aptenodytes, are the largest and one of the most common penguins out their. But these loving and social animals, live a different life than regular birds.

All Penguins are known for their white bellies, and black black, but the Emperor is easily recognizable from the orange patches around the black cap face, and a yellow chest. Female Emperors can weigh up to 23kgs average, and Males as well.

Emperor Penguins eat amounts of food per day, being as much as 6 kilograms. Being carnivores, emperors usually pull all of it’s food resources from the ocean. These are usually krill, crustaceans (crabs, shrimp, prawn, crayfish, etc), squid and other small fish. They can eat as much as 6 kgs a day.

Did you know that Antarctica can get as cold as -60oC?. Emperors are one of the most common Penguins, and are the only types to endemic in the Antarctic area, from the ice and snow, to the coldest waters. Penguins adapted to this icy environment as it helps them navigate. Emperors much like other penguins, have a thick layer of skin that protect them from the cold.

Emperor Penguins are the largest types, the heaviest being 45kgs and that’s weighing 7 times more than an average baby. Their scientific name of Emperors, are spheniscidae, the family of birds.  

These interesting animals are scattered all around the world, and you can even find some in New Zealand in the southern hemisphere.

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This week in writing, we have been learning to write an information report and the structure/language. We were to create an information report about penguins, either penguins in general or a specific species of penguin. First making an note sheet for our information about the appearance, diet, habitat, predators and interesting facts. Then putting everything together into a correctly structured and written Informational Report. My critical partner, Nyjah and I checked helped DRAFT others writing to finalise it.