Antarctic krill

are carnivorous and will eat fish, krill and squid (Magnuson). A few of the emperor penguin’s predators are killer whales, sea lions, and leopard seals (Magnuson). Emperor penguins have many adaptations that protect it from the cold, and in the water (Magnuson). Emperor penguins were first discovered in 1844 and scientists have studied it to learn more…

Antarctic is relatively disregarded, or announced misleadingly.The science, nonetheless, is clear: environmental change is as of now contrarily affecting Antarctica. The West Antarctic Landmass is one of the quickest warming regions on Earth, with just a few territories of the Cold Circle encountering quicker rising temperatures. In any case, since Antarctica is a major place, environmental change isn't having a uniform effect, with a few zones encountering increments in ocean ice degree.…

being only ranging from 8 to 70 centimeters. The flippers are around 3-4 meters long with the top being a dark blue-gray colour and underneath a whitish colour (Web.archive.org, 2015). Blue whales feast typically on krill however they also eat small amounts of copepods. The species of krill the whale eats varies form ocean to ocean. In the Atlantic Meganyctiphanes norvegica is the most common whereas in the Southern Hemisphere Euphausia crystallorophiasis is mainly found. An…

If you ask me if I only have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to go aboard, where I will choose to go? I will answer without any hesitation, "the Antarctic." Compare to others places, going to the Antarctic is a feeling of adventure or expedition because it is widely described as the last true wilderness on earth. The Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest but also the remotest, quietest, purest land on the planet so that I want to feel how cold and pure it is. And the most attracts me is that no…

is purposely there working towards scientific research. Antarctica like many other places in our planet earth faces vast climate changes. Glacial melting and rapid decline of sea ice sheets are destroying any signs of natural habitats. The West Antarctic Peninsula is currently considered the fastest winter warming place on planet earth. Currently the Peninsula has experienced a winter temperature increase of 11 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 50 years. This is more than six times the average…

Throughout our lifetime, we have seen penguins a time or two whether it be in a zoo, on television, in a magazine, etc. We know cute and funny they look when they walk (waddle), and how they travel thousands of miles to find food for their chicks. Now, look past all the facts we know about penguins. Instead; look at what actually matters, look at the risk of emperor, king, adelie, etc. penguins will become extinct if nothing changes in the near future. These once cute and cuddly looking animals…

some even falling to breed for several years. In the Antarctic, fishing for krill is threatening to disrupt the delicate balance of nature in these waters. Krill are small, red shrimps, about 6cm long, found in huge numbers in areas of plant plankton, and they make up a significant part of the animal plankton. Krill occur in huge swarms many kilometres across, and it has estimated that there could be up to 650 million tonnes of them in the Antarctic Ocean. Since the early 1980s, six countries,…

Erect-crested penguins are perhaps some of the most mysterious of all penguin species. They are the largest of all the 6 species crested penguins. This penguin stands 50 centimeters tall and weighs and average of 8.5 pounds. They possess brush-like crests and long dark orange beaks that help distinguish them from other species. Other than these two features they sport the classic penguin look: black bodies with white bellies and black heads. Very little is known about these penguins. For…

creature in world. Their veins are so big that a human could swim in them! The heart of a blue is as big as a slug bug! They are not fish because they breathe air and they give birth. The blue whale’s HABITAT is in every ocean. They like to go to the Antarctic Ocean in the summer and MIGRATE north in the winter where it is warmer. Their APPERANCE grayish blue with tiny eyes. Their teeth are called baleen it is the same thing as your finger nails and toe nails. The baleen filters food from…

A blue whale's stomach can hold about a ton of krill and it needs to eat four tones of krill each day. During the summer feeding seasons, a blue whale can eat an average of around 40 million krill each day. Blue whales, despite popular belief, are actually not all blue. They are lightly mottled blue-grey, with light grey or yellow-white undersides. Blue whales mostly travel…