Penguins

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is a 34 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Penguins

Order

Sphenisciformes

Weight

34 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

2

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