Antarctic krill

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. Currently, leopard seals are stated as a least concern in the Red List category, however the daunting effects of climate change may expedite a shift towards concern for these species (Hückstädt, 2015). Leopard seals have a circumpolar distribution with…

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…

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…

They have to hunt differently for the different types of prey that they eat. According to How DO Penguins Hunt Their Food “Penguins' sharp beaks with sharp edges is a huge advantage to gathering fish quickly. They slide into the water after a school of fish, swim along with the fish and catch fish one at a time, swallowing them as they go. When the Penguins have had enough to eat, they climb out of the water and go to sleep.” (Sciencing, Fisher) That is just for fish the same website also states…

Actually, not just the ones i'm talking about in this essay are at risk of extinction because of the way the weather has been with heat. Ice shelves and icebergs have collapsed and caved which means the penguins are not having places to live. Also fishers to have been taken their food so thats a problem for these penguins. Humans are to having affect on their breeding colonies. Their breeding season is from April through December. The temperature is about -20 to dropping low to -50 degrees…

Introduction Emperor penguins huddle together to survive in the freezing Antarctic with mild temperatures under -70oC. (figure 1). When the huddling procedure is used, the heat is transferred between penguins and half the amount of energy is required survive. • The huddling process of penguins are classified as a population as they are one type of species working together in the same area. (Gordon,2013). These huddling processes are affected by both abiotic and biotic factors. Abiotic factors…

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,…

and orange typically hint at Emperor or King penguins. Penguins with bushy and yellowish color eyebrows typically hint towards Fiordland, royal, Snares and rockhopper penguins. Scientist and experts say there is approximately nineteen different species of penguins. They all typically eat different diets, but mainly anything in the ocean that is in their diet or close to it, they will eat. Furthermore, with penguins living most of their life in the water. Their diet mainly consists with sea…

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…

Today I would like to tell you all about King penguins. They live on many islands like the Crozet Islands, Kerguelen, Falkland, Macquarie, Prince Edward, and many more islands. King penguins eat small to medium sized fish, like flashlight fish. They have also been known to eat little squid. Penguins reach reproducing age from 3 to 5 years. The incubation time is 55 days and they have a normal clutch of one egg. The male penguins use their best skills to attract the female penguins. This process…