Polar lands · Bird
Emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
The emperor penguin is the largest penguin. In the middle of the Antarctic winter, at minus 40 degrees, the father keeps the egg warm on his feet.
- Where it lives
- Antarctica
- Diet
- CarnivoreEats meat
- Weight
- 22–45 kg
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Top speed
- 9 km/h
- Lifespan (wild)
- 15–20 years
In Pawpedia: What is a bird?What is a carnivore?
Yaman scale
Drawn side by side with Yaman, to the same scale.
Height1×= 1 Yaman
It would take about 1 of them to match Yaman's height (height 1.2 m).
Weight1×= 1 Yaman
It would take about 1 of them to weigh as much as Yaman.
Common questions
Where does the emperor penguin live?
- Antarctica. In our zoo it lives in the Polar lands zone.
What does the emperor penguin eat?
- It is a carnivore: it eats meat.
How big does the emperor penguin get?
- Height: 1.2 m. It weighs 22–45 kg.
How long does the emperor penguin live?
- 15–20 years in the wild.
How fast is the emperor penguin?
- It can reach about 9 km/h.
Is the emperor penguin endangered?
- On the IUCN Red List it is listed as near threatened. Safe for now, but could be at risk soon.
Did you know?
- Fathers keep the egg warm for about two months without eating at all.
- Thousands huddle together and take turns moving to the warm middle.
- It can dive deeper than 500 metres.
How safe is it?
- LC
- NT
- VU
- EN
- CR
- EW
- EX
Near threatened. Safe for now, but could be at risk soon.
IUCN Red List
