Penguins-Antartic

Santiago Roncancio

Geraldine Bonilla

Penguins live in….

COLD AREAS

Is located in the south pole.has 14 million km2 of surface area.Temperatures reach a minimum of

between −80 °C (−112 °F) and −90 °C (−130 °F)

Most of the animals that live there are mammals

Antartic

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Infraclass: Neognathae Order: Sphenisciformes Family: SpheniscidaeGenus: Pygoscelis Species: Pygoscelis papua

Penguins

The largest, still living species is the emperor penguin, measuring 120 cm

The smallest is the fairy penguin, only 30 cm tall.

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They have special adaptations to survive in this ecosystems

special fur

ability to swim and catch fish

Consume krill as the dominant part of their diets

Other animals such as midwinter fish and amphipods.

Several species of penguins breed in the Antarctic but spent most of the year at the sea

Types of penguins

Adelie PenguinScientific name: Pygoscelis adeliae Size: 5.4 kg (m), 4.7 kg (f)

African Penguin

Scientific name: Spheniscus demersus Size: 3.3 kg (m), 3.0 kg (f)

Chinstrap Penguin

Scientific name: Pygoscelis antarctica Size: 5.0 kg (m), 4.8 kg (f)

Emperor Penguin

Scientific name: Aptenodytes forsteri Size: 36.7 kg (m), 28.4kg (f)

Erect-crested PenguinScientific name: Eudyptes sclateri Size: 5.2 kg (m), 5.1 kg (f)

Fiordland Penguin

Scientific name: Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

Size: 4.1 kg (m), 3.7 kg (f)

Galapagos Penguin

Scientific name: Spheniscus mendiculus Size: 2.1 kg (m), 1.7 kg (f)

Gentoo Penguin

Scientific name: Pygoscelis papua Size: 5.6 kg (m), 5.1 kg (f)

Humboldt Penguin

Scientific name: Spheniscus humboldti Size: 4.9 kg (m), 4.5 kg (f)

King Penguin

Scientific name: Aptenodytes patagonicus Size: 16.0 kg (m), 14.3 kg (f)

Little Penguin

Scientific name: Eudyptula minor Size: 1.2 kg (m), 1.0 kg (f)

Macaroni Penguin

Scientific name: Eudyptes chrysolophus Size: 5.2 kg (m), 5.3kg (f)

Magellanic PenguinScientific name: Spheniscus magellanicus Size: 4.9 kg (m), 4.6 kg (f)

Rockhopper Penguin

Scientific name: Eudyptes chrysocome Size: 2.5 kg (m), 2.4 kg (f)

Snares Penguin

Scientific name: Eudyptes robustus Size: 3.3 kg (m), 2.8 kg (f)

Yellow-eyed Penguin

Scientific name: Megadyptes antipodes Size: 5.7 kg (m), 5.4kg (f)