Thursday, 17 June 2021

How do Emperor penguins survive in the cold.

This week for writing were were doing more explanation writing,I did it on penguins. I was aiming to use complex sentences in each paragraph and to use a comma in each phrase. Have I done those things? I enjoyed writing about penguins because they are my favourite Animal. What  I found challenging was to put a complex sentence in my introduction and summary. My digital object shows that I can copy my  google doc.

An Emperor penguin is a flightless bird. They swim in the arctic ocean and swim in the water that is 28.8c. They survive by breeding,raising young and eating.



Where do Emperor penguins live?

Emperor penguins live in Antarctica and sleep on their bellies. Unless it was at the zoo, you would never find a penguin somewhere else other than Antarctica.



How do penguins survive in the cold?

Penguins have thick skin and lots of blubber, trap heat inside the body keeping the Emperor penguin warm.



What is huddle time?

Emperor penguins gather close together in  big groups called huddles. Most of their body is exposed to the cold. This cuts their heat loss in half. The largest huddle ever, had about 5,000 penguins. When in a huddle,their temperature is 37 c and the air outside of the huddle is below 30c.



How many layers do penguins have?

Emperor penguins have four layers of feathers that provide protection from the cold wind. Emperor penguins have a small beak,small flippers,small legs, and small feet which means not much heat escapes. Emperor penguins body’s look larger than their head,making it look out of proportion.



Penguins may huddle together for many different reasons. This is the way Emperor penguins survive in the arctic. 


1 comment:

  1. Kia ora. I am James from St Mary’s School.
    I love how you described penguins.
    Did you think about Bob, your teddy penguin?
    What is a popliteal length?
    Please visit my blog.
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    Mā te wā
    James

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