Emperor Penguin

Cute bird Emperor Penguin

The Emperor Penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica.

They are best known for the sequence of journeys adults make each year in order to mate and to feed their offspring. It treks 31 to 75 miles (50 to 120 km) over the ice to breeding colonies which may include thousands of individuals.

The lifespan is typically 20 years in the wild, although observations suggest that some individuals may live to 50 years of age.

Latin name:	Aptenodytes forsteri
Order:	Sphenisciformes
Family:	Spheniscidae
Size:	Up to 48 inches (122 cm) in height
International names:
Kejserpingvin (Danish)
Keizerspinguïn (Dutch)
Keisaripingviini (Finnish)
Manchot Empereur (French)
Kaiserpinguin (German)
Pinguino Imperatore (Italian)
Keiserpingvin (Norwegian)
Pingwin Cesarski (Polish)
Pinguim-imperador (Portuguese)
Pingüino Emperador (Spanish)
Kejsarpingvin (Swedish)