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Antarctic penguins live in the southern Hemisphere which is Antarctica it is the coldest and windiest and driest place on earth . . . . ..

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 * Emperor penguin || 30 kg || 1.2 kg ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Chinstrap penguin || 5 kg || 72 ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Adelie penguin || 5 kg ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Gentoo Penguins || 5.5 kg ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Rock-hopper Penguins || 2.5 kg ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Macaroni Penguins || 4.2 kg ||  ||   ||   ||   ||



=**__EMPEROR PENGUIN__**=

Emperor penguins live in the Antarctic, they are the largest penguins of the seventeen species in the world and can grow up to 1.2 meters tall. Emperor penguins eat a variety of fish, krill and squid such as the Antarctic Silver Fish, Glacial Squid, Hooked Squid and the Antarctic Krill. Emperor Penguins breed between March to December, they are the only animals that breed during the Antarctic winter. Males and females sing to attract a mates. After laying an egg the female returns to the sea to find food for her soon to be hatched chick. The male incubates their egg while the female is away hunting for food, which can take a months before she returns. The male can incubate the egg without food for 125 days, if the female does not return because she has been been attacked or killed by a leopard seal, and the chick has hatched, the chick will probably die with in 1-2 days. The male penguin can produce a milky substance in his throat that he coughs up and feeds to the chick which will help it live for another day or two.

=**__CHINSTRAP__** __PENGUIN__=

Chinstrap penguins are the smallest penguin and can grow 72 cm they catch and eat fish,shrimp and Antarctica krill the female lays two eggs in late November at a time in a nest made of stones but like all penguins they have to find food for there chicks and can dive for 1 minute under water and 61 feet but sometimes they never come back because the predators attack such as the leopard seals,killer whales and sharks and the chick will die and cannot be fed.after 5-6 weeks the eggs hatch but chicks remain in the nest because they are young 20-30 days later they join the other chicks and after 7-9 weeks the go to the ocean the chinstrap penguins are the most aggressive and bold penguins and are also named the ringed penguin the bearded penguin and the stone-cracker penguins = = =**__ADELIE PENGUIN__**=

Adelie penguins were named in 1930 by the french admiral Dumont D'urvillie's wife they breed and raise their young farther south than any other penguin, on the continent of Antarctica they can weigh up to 5.5 kg and grow up to 70 cm they feed on Antarctic krill squid and fish and can go 175 meters deep under water they can travel 300 kilometers to catch a meal breeding season is October-march the female builds a nest out of stones and in early November she lays 2 eggs and after approximately 35 days the eggs hatch she heads to the ocean to find some food both for her and her chick she has to be careful as leopard seals killer whales and skuas may attack her but if food is scarce the weaker chick will die and he stronger one will be fed but by march all the chicks go to swim in the ocean by instinct and leave there parents

=__**GENTOO PENGUINS**__=

Gentoo penguins breed during June with a nest made of stones sticks or pebbles but the female rules the nest so much that the male must offer her a nice stone to add to her nest and in the nest they lay 2 eggs at a time after 34 to 36 days the eggs will hatch and the chicks stay in the nest with their parents for 30 days and after 80 to 100 days they go to sea and leave their parents they eat Antarctic krill silver fish hooked squid glacial squid lantern fish and rock cod they can swim under water for 7 minutes and sometimes they even make as many as 450 dives a day just to find food leopard seals killer whales and skua could attack Gentoo penguins are the fastest underwater swimming penguin in the world and can reach 36 kilometers per hour

=__MACARONI PENGUINS__=

Macaroni penguins are

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 * http://kids.nationalgeographic.com.au/kids/animals/creaturefeature/adelie-penguin ||  ||
 * http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/wildlife/adelie_penguin.htm ||  ||
 * http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/wildlife/animals/penguins/adelie-penguins ||  ||