http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles Sat, 09 May 2009 06:24:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Naturally, once the mothers finally reach the sea, they are eager to get in. They can hold their breath for over fifteen minutes and dive to a depth of 17 hundred feet. They approach the sea floor itself to feed on fish, krill, and squid. While the mothers finally feed ... http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles/the-mother-begin-their-trip-back-and-the-fathers-wait-it-out.html By May, the light will have nearly disappeared from the sky, and the temperature continues to drop. For those who began the journey too late, or have fallen behind because of weakness or hunger, hope of survival is now remote. A lone penguin has no chance of surviving the winters ... http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles/what-they-waited-for-the-egg-hatches.html Having passed the egg to the male, the exhausted female must depart quickly. She must eat soon or she will die. As the winter progresses, the father will be severely tested. The mother will be tested as well. Her return to the sea is considerably more dangerous than the original ... http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles/the-mother-leaves-and-the-father-stays.html At last, the mothers are back. The penguins must find each other now. To find each other in the large couple, the penguins rely on sound, not sight. As they circle, the returning mothers trumpet loudly and wait for their mates to call back. The sounds made by all of ... http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles/the-mothers-return-to-their-chicks.html The best dads – emperor penguins These ultimate dads are the only animals to breed in the Antarctic winter. This is no small feet when the temperatures routinely drop between -31 degrees Fahrenheit. To top it all off, this sensitive male takes full responsibility for the couple’s one and only egg. ... http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles/the-best-dads.html As they walk towards their destination, each day the temperature drops a little further, and the sun sets earlier. The weather becomes noticeably harsher, almost by the hour. By now, similar clans of penguins approach from every direction to join in on the journey. Finally, often on the same ... http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles/penguins-find-a-mate.html Antarctica, there are few places harder to get to in this world, and there aren’t any that are as hard to live in. The average temperature, here at the bottom of the earth is a balmy -58 degrees, and that is when the sun is out! It wasn’t always like ... http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles/antartica-where-the-penguin-lives.html August is actually the coldest month, with temperatures as low as -50 degrees Celsius, if any chicks are abandoned they will freeze within two minutes. Mortality is low however, as most of the eggs do hatch. In emperor penguins feet, the warm arteries run beside the cold veins to heat ... http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles/emperor-penguins-hatch.html On land, penguins are ungainly, they can’t fly and they can barely waddle around on their short legs. Yet they are one of the most successful marine species on the planet. Seventeen species of penguin survive in the wild and colonies of up to five million strong. On land, penguins ... http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles/a-penguins-ability-to-swim.html The emperor penguin is technically a bird, although one that makes its home in the sea. You may wonder then, why it travels on the ice. Each year at around the same time, the penguin leaves the comfort of the sea and embarks on a remarkable journey. He travels a ... http://www.emperorpenguins.net/articles/the-penguins-walk-for-love.html