In a frozen world, where oceans ice over and just staying alive
is an achievement one creature has perfected the art of
survival.The Emperor penguin
The regal Emperor penguin is the largest of all the penguins.
They are also one of the most biologically interesting.
Concentrated in the Weddell Sea and Dronning Maud Land, Enderby,
Princess Elizabeth Lands, and the Ross Sea, Emperors remain in
Antarctica permanently, breeding on the sea ice in some of the
coldest conditions on Earth. They do not build nests or defend a
fixed territory, using their warm bodies instead to incubate and
raise their young. This unique breeding behavior--Emperors are the
only Antarctic bird that breeds in winter--may have developed to
allow chicks to grow to independence at a time when food is most
plentiful and predators are few.