Antarctic birds

Animals In Antarctica Antarctica is full of mysteries to most people who have never been there before, It’s like going to space or the moon. Antarctica is like a desert, except It’s not hot and it's very cold It’s the coldest continent in the entire Earth and all you see is the snow, sky, water and penguins, seals, birds. it does not rain or snow a lot there, but when it does snow instead of melting they remain there and builds up for many years and make a large thick sheets of ice and they are called ice sheets. There is also glaciers, ice-shelves, and icebergs. It can drop to about -89.2 C and can reach a wind speed of 320 km/h, but the average wind speed is 12.3 mph. Adelie penguins are the smallest and the most common penguins in Antarctica they are about 27 inches tall and weigh 8-12 lbs, they have a white ring surrounding their eyes and looks like somewhat a tuxedo. Adelie eats fish, squid, krill and crustaceans, Adelie penguins can stay underwater for about 2-3 minutes and during those minutes they dive 40-50 meters depth. They have about 2 million pairs and their eggs take about 34-36 days to hatch and when the egg hatches the…

Hydrurga leptonyx, also known as leopard seals, are incredible creatures that possess traits of survival and adaptability. Their widespread residency throughout the Antarctic and some parts north of that combined with their diversified eating habits places them highly in marine mammals as a potential species to survive environmental changes. This essay connects an understanding of the population and foraging ecology of Hydrurga leptonyx with their future existence in relation to climate change.…

Hydrurga leptonyx, also known as leopard seal, are incredible creatures that possess traits of survival and adaptability. Their widespread residency throughout the Antarctic and some parts north of that area combined with their diversified eating habits, places them as a marine mammal with high potential to survive environmental changes. This essay connects an understanding of the population and foraging ecology of Hydrurga leptonyx with their future existence in relation to the threat of…

The Emperor Penguin also has a relatively complex and advantageous respiratory and circulatory heat exchange system. This heat exchange system allows up to 80% of lost heat in the penguin’s exhale to be reclaimed within the nasal passages, allowing the penguin to regulate it’s internal temperature without losing an excessive amount of heat. Allowing the penguin to maintain and preserve heat. Blood circulating throughout the flippers and legs of the penguin, transfers the heat to blood returning…

Nordenskjoeldi's giant penguin (Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi) is a species of megafauna, with evidence suggesting it lived 37-45 million years ago. It's diet mainly consisted of fish and other seafood and it was an aquatic creature, spending the majority of its life in the water. These giant penguins grew up to 1.7 metres in height and 90kg in weight (Abyssal, 2015). It had a bent wing joint, beneficial for flight and powerful propulsion under water when diving for fish. Gilbert Price,…

Ocean or ice-free polynyas and tidal cracks in pack ice. Emperor Penguins also eat squids. The Emperor Penguin can grow to be 44 inches tall and 60-90 pounds. Emperor Penguins have deep black feathers dorsally, containing the head, chin, throat, back, dorsal part of wings, and tail. The dark color fades to a brown color as it becomes worn, between the months of December and February. Auricular Patches on the head are bright yellow fading to a lesser bright yellow as the patch meets the feather…

A female can weigh up to twice what her mate weighs. Harpy eagles mate for life and the males will help with incubation although most of the sitting is done by the female. Young harpy eagles will fledge at four and-a-half to six months old and reach sexual maturity at 4-5 years old. They prey on tree-dwelling mammals like sloths, various kinds of monkeys, and opossums, and occasionally on other birds like macaws and reptiles like iguanas. (peregrinefund.org; pbs.org) The Toco toucan is one of…

Throughout “Sympathy”, a river is symbolic of freedom. “And the river flows like a stream of glass” (“Sympathy” 4). Rivers are free flowing, as they flow in one direction and it cannot be restricted. This symbol shows that the character desperately wants to be free. Slaves are restricted, having no will of their own because their oppressor forces them into what to do. Moreover. the bird represents a slave, as it is shut in its cage. Hence, in this case, a free flowing river is precisely what the…

grandma’s sister because she left her outside when it was below freezing. My grandma’s sister also didn’t feed her so she ate whatever she could find like clothing that was in the garage. Izzie is the German Shepard we rescued from under a truck. I’ve always wanted to be a veterinarian because I connect with animals by rescuing and helping them. When I cry, my pit bull is the shoulder that I cry on. Animals know when you’re happy, sad, or even mad. Another story I have that goes with this goal…

Book Review Imagine a world where you can talk to an animal, and that animal will then talk back to you. That world is real, and the animal is an African Grey Parrot. Irene Pepperberg wrote a memoir called, Alex & Me. This book is about Pepperberg’s experiences and hardships studying birds, in particular a bird’s ability to talk and understand words, and her growing relationship with one bird. This bird was named Alex, and he was an African Grey who died at a young age of thirty-one years old.…