Aptenodytes forsteri

E694246

bird penguin species

Aptenodytes forsteri, commonly known as the emperor penguin, is the largest living penguin species, famed for its Antarctic habitat and remarkable breeding behavior in extreme cold.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Emperor penguin	1
emperor penguin	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird ⓘ penguin ⓘ species ⓘ
adaptation	dense waterproof plumage ⓘ huddling behavior for thermoregulation ⓘ thick layer of blubber ⓘ
breedsIn	Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ
class	Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName	emperor penguin ⓘ
describedBy	George Robert Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedInYear	1844 ⓘ
diet	fish ⓘ krill ⓘ squid ⓘ
distribution	circumpolar around Antarctica ⓘ
family	Spheniscidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
foragingStrategy	pursuit diving ⓘ
habitat	Antarctic coastal waters NERFINISHED ⓘ sea ice ⓘ
incubationEnvironment	during Antarctic winter ⓘ
incubationRole	male incubates egg on feet ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Near Threatened ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
largestWithin	largest living penguin species ⓘ
lifespan	up to about 20 years in the wild ⓘ
locomotion	swimming ⓘ tobogganing on ice ⓘ
maximumDiveDepth	over 500 metres ⓘ
maximumDiveDuration	over 20 minutes ⓘ
maximumHeight	1.1 metres ⓘ about 110 centimetres ⓘ
maximumWeight	up to 45 kilograms ⓘ
movement	flightless ⓘ
namedAfter	Johann Reinhold Forster NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo	Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Sphenisciformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentalCare	biparental care ⓘ
parentTaxon	Aptenodytes NERFINISHED ⓘ
plumageColor	black back and head ⓘ white belly ⓘ yellow to orange ear patches ⓘ
reproduction	lays one egg per breeding season ⓘ
socialBehavior	colonial breeder ⓘ forms large breeding colonies ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	climate change ⓘ loss of sea ice habitat ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sphenisciformes → notableSpeciesExample → Aptenodytes forsteri ⓘ

La Marche de l'empereur → mainSubject → Aptenodytes forsteri ⓘ

this entity surface form: emperor penguin

Cape Crozier → hasColonyOf → Aptenodytes forsteri ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor penguin