The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 100 cm (39 in) in length and weighing from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb). Feathers of the head and back are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches.
Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans, such as krill, and cephalopods, such as squid. While hunting, the species can remain submerged around 20 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m (1,755 ft). It has several adaptations to facilitate this, including an unusually structured haemoglobin to allow it to function at low oxygen levels, solid bones to reduce barotrauma, and the ability to reduce its metabolism and shut down non-essential organ functions.
The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, emperor penguins trek 50–120 km (31–75 mi) over the ice to breeding colonies which can contain up to several thousand individuals. The female lays a single egg, which is incubated for just over two months by the male while the female returns to the sea to feed; parents subsequently take turns foraging at sea and caring for their chick in the colony. The lifespan is typically 20 years in the wild.
Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans, such as krill, and cephalopods, such as squid. While hunting, the species can remain submerged around 20 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m (1,755 ft). It has several adaptations to facilitate this, including an unusually structured haemoglobin to allow it to function at low oxygen levels, solid bones to reduce barotrauma, and the ability to reduce its metabolism and shut down non-essential organ functions.
The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, emperor penguins trek 50–120 km (31–75 mi) over the ice to breeding colonies which can contain up to several thousand individuals. The female lays a single egg, which is incubated for just over two months by the male while the female returns to the sea to feed; parents subsequently take turns foraging at sea and caring for their chick in the colony. The lifespan is typically 20 years in the wild.
by SIngle-fuck-with-no-life May 28, 2022
Get the emperor penguinmug. A way of transferring a liquid (usually alcoholic) from one persons mouth to another. This is usually done as an intimate act, as an a punishment for losing a game or when two people are too pissed to care.
Derek was so fucked, I even started penguin feeding him some shots of Absinth and he didn't give a shit. What a clown!
by NewDude12 May 5, 2021
Get the Penguin Feedingmug. by Boxfridge November 25, 2017
Get the Feeding the penguinmug. whenever something is just over-the-top squee we refer to it as “tickling the penguin" as suggested by John Cole.
The YouTube video of Cookie the baby penguin at the Cincinnati Zoo is the prime example of Tickling the Penguin.
by remarketer May 12, 2011
Get the tickling the penguinmug. Prostitute masterbates you with your pants down, just as your going to ejaculate she walks off... resulting in you chasing her whilst your pants are down... she has given you the Penguin Stroke
by kermit999 October 24, 2009
Get the Penguin Strokemug. A description of a chocolate bar which one feels to have been above average in quality, thus prompting much praise for the manufacturer for its hard work and part in making one's day slightly better, despite the clear fact that the chocolate bars are all identical. One can subsequently expect rejection from one's friendship group by virtue of being an ignorant halfwit.
Person: Mmm, that was a particularly nice penguin.
Former Friend: Shut up; you fucking halfwit nonce.
Former Friend: Shut up; you fucking halfwit nonce.
by Аnоn December 31, 2011
Get the nice penguinmug. A reference to a fact or misconception that is widely unknown or completely false. Derived from the fact that a penguin actually has knees despite the fact that they cannot be seen from the outside. Commonly credited to the southern region of California.
Despite the common myth, hydrogen peroxide is actually quite detrimental for a wound, it's like the penguin's knees.
by anawesome1 July 10, 2016
Get the penguin's kneesmug.