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Emperor penguins - Coggle Diagram
Emperor penguins
Structural
Several layers of feathers
takes strong winds to get ruffled and messed up
small bills and flippers
helps conserve (keep) heat
nasal chambers (space inside nose)
recover heat that is lost in the cold weather
Lots of body fat
Helps keep the penguin warm
Allows them to keep warm even with very little activity
Have special fat in their feet
to prevent them from freezing
Strong claws
for gripping onto the ice
Can tolerate pressure
helps them when diving to get food
Brood pouches
female: keeps the chicks warm
male: keeps the eggs warm
Wings are flippers
are paddle like
helps with swimming
solid dense bones
helps with floating
Functional
diving deep down to get food
Penguins have the ability to dive 550 meters deep
They can hold their breath for 22 minutes
Allows them to get food that other birds cannot reach
Breed in the winter
so that they can train to become independent for the summer
When they can get "fatter" for the upcoming winter.
chicks require lots of food
if breed during summer, would hatch when there is less food
does flapping motion with flippers when swimming
to resemble birds
Hunching their head into shoulders when swimming
Reduce drag
Maintain streamline position
Keeping their feet (pressed) close to their body against the tail when diving
To help with steering
Stores oxygen in their bodies
helps them when diving to get food
Behavioural
huddle together
to keep warm
very social, thats why they do this
to avoid wind
Jumping high when coming to shore
as if they are flying
when they ashore onto rough or high grounds
hunt at ocean floors
ocean floors: also known as benthic levels
because it is an important part of their diet