Emperor penguins like being around other penguins which is a good thing since they huddle to stay warm and take turns staying in the center of the group which is the warmest, ahh, who knew that emperor penguins were so thoughtful.
In most species it is the mom who takes care of the babies, but in emperor penguins the father will babysit the egg for up to two months while the mom goes and gets food. When she comes back the emperor penguin chick is hatched and she feeds him by reguritating her food (throwing up in its mouth). Yum, anyone hungry? Source: Save Happy Feet
Save Emperor Penguins so that the March of the Penguins will continue
Thankfully emperor penguins are not endangered yet but they need our help to stop global warming so that their ice doesn't melt. You can help save emperor penguins:
- Penguin adoption through WWF, includes a plush penguin as part of the adoption
- Buy plush penguins through Defenders of Wildlife or participate in their penguin adoption program
- Penguin adoption, adopt a real penguin that researchers will study in its wild habitat
- Join the Save Emperor Penguins group on Facebook
- Join the Stop Global Warming Virtual March to help save emperor penguin habitat
- Take action in your day to day life to stop global warming and to help save emperor penguin habitat
- Play March of the Penguins game, to learn more about emperor penguins while having fun
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Emperor penguin photo courtesy of: Take Pride in Utah
