Emperor Penguin Research Paper

This article was caught my eye right as I saw the picture. My favorite animals are penguins, so I was immediately interested in reading this article. It was very informative, and I enjoyed learning more about emperor penguins.
Penguins are quite popular and are easily noticed by their feathers that resemble a tuxedo. They live and thrive on the continent of Antarctica and spend much of their time in the waters surrounding it. These birds live in large colonies called rookeries. When a blizzard occurs, they must huddle together to to stay warm. They perform a rotation such as, the outer layer of penguins filters their way into the center of the huddle while the inner layers keep filtering out. This helps each of the individual penguins to stay warm, even in negative degree weather.
Penguins were created on day five of creation. Although penguins are one of the

very few birds that are unable to fly, they can maneuver through the water at a speed of 15 miles per hour. Other means of transportation may include, waddling with their webbed feet and sliding on their bellies when traveling on the ice.
The male bird cares for the single egg, while his mate goes out to the sea in search of food for their chick that will soon arrive in about two months. The male performs this task by placing the delicate egg on the top of his feet and covering it with a fold of skin. This keeps the egg at about 95 degrees. Sadly, the male loses about half of his body weight while protecting the egg. At just the right time the female will arrive with the food she has caught for her chick. She and her mate have the awesome ability to find each other, even in their large rookery, with a unique call. She will regurgitate the somewhat digested food for the new chick. After the birth of the chick, the male will head for food and then rotating with the female to provide meals for the chicks. The chicks will replace their grey down feathers with juvenile feathers about months after their birth. God designed these birds to swim, so the chicks do not need to be taught how to swim.
Penguins are very interesting birds, so here are several facts about them.

First, the largest penguin species existing today are emperor penguins. Although there was a penguin fossil found that was 5 feet long, today they may reach up to 45 inches and about 84 pounds. Secondly, they live in the antarctic, the coldest place on earth, where it may reach negative 80 degrees with winds at 120 miles per hour. Thirdly, they were created to live in this cold environment. They have overlapping feathers that are waterproof, due to a special oil produced by their body. They can dive as deep as 869 feet into the freezing cold water and may hold their breath for up to 8 minutes. Next, their diet includes fish, krill and squid. Their tongue is specially designed for these specific foods. Fifthly, they can live up to about 20 years. Their predators include, leopard seals, orcas, fur seals, sea lions and sharks. Sadly, almost 80 percent of the chicks do not make it to their first birthday due to either the weather or their predators. Lastly, their feather pattern is a form of camouflage from their underwater

predators.
As already mentioned, penguins were created on day 5. Penguins are not the same today as when they were first created. God designed the original penguins just the way they needed to be for their environment.