Animals in Antarctic

Penguins
1. Adelie
  1. 30" tall
  2. 11 lbs
  3. 2.5 million pair
  4. eat fish & krill
  5. circular mount nests made of stones & pebbles
  6. humans can eat eggs & meat
  7. white "tuxedo shirt" front
  8. white ring around eyes
  9. reddish beak with black tip
  10. main predator is leopard seal
2. Emperor
  1. 40" tall
  2. 88 lbs
  3. 200,000 pair
  4. Weddell & Ross Sea regions
  5. eat fish, squid & crustacens
  6. no nests
  7. largest of all penguins
  8. most biologically interesting
  9. remain in Antarctica permanently
  10. only Antarctic bird that breeds in winter
  11. male can lose 1/3 of body weight when caring for a chick
3. Gentoo
  1. 30" tall
  2. 12 lbs
  3. 300,000 pair
  4. eats fish & krill
  5. high snow free grounds for nests
  6. large breeding colonies on South Georgia Island
  7. bright red-orange bills
  8. white patches behind eyes
  9. long stiff tail feathers stick out when they walk
Seals
1. Elephant Seals
  1. Males - 20' long
  2. Females - 10' long
  3. 4 ton
  4. 1 ton
  5. 700,000 individuals
  6. eat fish, squid
  7. named for massive size
  8. trunk-like noses
  9. cumbersome on land
  10. few if any predators
  11. can dive underwater for a couple hours
  12. males compete quite aggressively for breeding rights
2. Leopard Seals
  1. 10' long
  2. 750 lbs
  3. 250,000
  4. eats penguins, fish, squid, krill
  5. considered most ferocious seal in Antarctic
  6. will prey on other seals
  7. impressively long, sharp teeth
  8. solitary by nature
  9. may live for 26+ years
  10. only known predator is the Killer Whale
Other Birds
1. Albatross
  1. 21 species
  2. 11' wingspan
  3. 18 lbs
  4. 21,000 pairs
  5. eat fish, squid
  6. live about 50 years
  7. can live to 80-85 years
  8. often follow visiting ships
  9. considered to be most majestic of all Antarctic birds
  10. mainly white
  11. supreme gliders
2. Polar Skuas
  1. 4' wingspan
  2. 4 lbs
  3. several thousand pair
  4. eat fish, squid, eggs, chicks, carrion, krill
  5. large, heavily built
  6. look like immature gulls
  7. live near Adelie penguins
  8. nickname of "Raptor of the South"
  9. live about 11 years
3. Snow Petrel
  1. 1.5' wingspan
  2. 1 lb
  3. 1000 pairs
  4. eat fish, krill, squid, mollusks, carrion
  5. name means "Little Peter"
  6. dense plummage
  7. webbed feet
  8. deeply grooved & hooked bills
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