Biodiversity 1
Alexa, Siobhan, and Brittney.
What do we want to find out?
What do we want to find out?
What do we want to find out?
Ask at least 3 questions about this topic.
Remember questions usually start with: Who, What, When, Where, Why did…
1. What animals live in the ocean?
2. What kind of penguins are there?
3. Where do the penguins and seals live?
4. How long do they live?
5. What plants live there?
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Brittney Research
1/ What kind of animals are in Antarctica ?
Emperor Penguin - Emperor penguins, the biggest of the 17 penguin species, stand 3 to 4 feet tall and can weigh as much as 100 pounds! They are the only living species to reproduce during the harsh Antarctic winter. Without a nest, the male keeps the egg warm by holding it on his feet under an abdominal fold of skin for 2 months! Unbelievable! What a Dad!!
Chinstrap Penguin - Chinstrap penguins are named for the narrow band of black feathers that extends from ear to ear. For nesting, they often select lofty sites that are the first to become snow-free, to ensure the maximum amount of time to raise their chicks. They are thought to be the most numerous penguin species with an estimated population of 12 to 13 million
What kind of animal are in antarctica?
Brittney Research.
Weddell Seal - the southernmost pinniped in the world. In what is known as reverse sexual dimorphism, males are generally smaller than females. A newborn pup has a coat of long hair, called lanugo, which they will shed within the first month as the protective layer of blubber is developed. Listen to a Weddell Seal underwater
| Orcas - In the Antarctic, Killer whales live amid pack-ice, but they are said not to extend beyond the ice-line in the Arctic ocean. The Orca exhibits a great tolerance for varying temperatures. This is one of the reasons they enjoy a worldwide distribution. |
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Ross Seal - Ross Seals are very rarely seen because they live deep within the consolidated pack-ice. It is believed that Ross Seals feed mainly on squid and, to a lesser extent, fish and krill. They were named after the British polar explorer Sir James Ross, who first discovered them in 1840.
Brittney research
What kind of animal are in antarctica
were do the yellow eyed penguins and seals live?
1. Stewart, Auckand Campbell Islands?
how long do penguins do they live?
2.penguins live for about 20 to 30 years?
what kind of animals live in the Antarctica ocean?
3. young ice fish,basket star,sea pig,feather star,sand hopper,antarctures,scale worm,octopus,serolid,comb jelly,skates and soft coral?
The extreme conditions make Antarctica a habitat in which only the hardiest can survive. Very few species have been recorded on the 2% of the continent that is ice-free. They include about 150 lichens, 30 mosses, some fungi and one liverwort.
Alexa's research
Alexa' research
what plants live there
1.The extreme conditions make Antarctica a habitat in which only the hardiest can survive. Very few species have been recorded on the 2% of the continent that is ice-free. They include about 150 lichens, 30 mosses, some fungi and one liverwort.
what kind of penguins live in antarctica
2.Of the 21 known species four live in Antarctica: The Adelie, the Macaroni, the Chinstrap and the Emperor.
The extreme conditions make Antarctica a habitat in which only the hardiest can survive. Very few species have been recorded on the 2% of the continent that is ice-free. They include about 150 lichens, 30 mosses, some fungi and one liverwort
The extreme conditions make Antarctica a habitat in which only the hardiest can survive. Very few species have been recorded on the 2% of the continent that is ice-free. They include about 150 lichens, 30 mosses, some fungi and one liverwort
Siobhan's research
All about penguin's.
The King penguin. The king penguin is the most colourful penguin. It has an orange collar and a bright golden breast. The king penguin is the second largest penguin, standing about 3 feet tall. It weighs 30 to 40 pounds. The feet are black, and the eyes are black. The very long beak is black with orange on the sides. This penguin breeds on the islands north of Antarctica. The female king penguin lays only one egg. Once it is laid, the female returns to the ocean to feed, while the male keeps the egg warm on his feet. When she returns, the male leaves to feed. He returns and both parents take turns feeding the chick. King penguins raise only one chick every other year. King penguins were once hunted for their blubber which was made into oil.King penguins are the second largest of the penguin species, on average they are around 15kg (33lb) and 95cm (3.1ft) high. Like many penguins, fully grown but unfledged chicks can appear to be larger than the adult birds, they were sometimes known as "woolly penguins" by the early explorers as the thick brown down of the juveniles looks like wool on sheep. some even thought they were a separate species!
Siobhan's research
Emperor penguin - Aptenodytes forsteri
Height: 1.15m - 3.8f that is the same height as me
Height: 30kg - 66lb
Breeding Season: April to December. The Emperor penguin stands about 4 feet tall and is the largest of the penguins. It weighs 70 to 90 pounds. It has yellow patches on each side of its head and a yellow patch on its breast. The feet and eyes are black. The beak is dark purple. It breeds on Antarctica, surviving the bitter cold. The female emperor lays one egg during the winter, then gives it to the male to incubate or keep warm. He keeps it on his feet for nine weeks, warming it with his brood pouch. The female returns to the sea to feed. When she returns, the male goes to sea to feed. He returns, and they both feed the chick. The parent keeps the chick warm with the brood pouch. When the chicks are older, they huddle together in a crèche to keep warm and to be protected against skuas. The emperor penguin can dive up to 900 feet deep.
siobhan's research
adelie pengiuns
Adélie penguins breed and raise their young farther south than any other penguin, on the continent of Antarctica. In September and October—springtime in that part of the world—thousands of Adélies gather on the rocky Antarctic shoreline. The huge gatherings are called colonies. This is where the Adélies breed and raise their young. Adélie penguins build nests by scooping out areas in the ground. Then they line the depression with small stones. The female usually lays two eggs in the nest. The stones in the nest help keep the eggs dry and warm by keeping them off the bare ground. Both parents care for the eggs. While one stays behind keeping the eggs warm and safe from predators, the other parent heads out to sea to eat. They feast mainly on krill, tiny shrimplike animals, but also eat fish and squid. Adélie penguin eggs hatch in December, which is typically the warmest time of year in Antarctica.