Adelie+penguin

Classification: Animal: Adelie Penguin Animal Group: Bird Description of animal group: lays eggs before the eggs hatch, they are also feathered. Source 1: Source 2: Description: Observation: it is very small. Describe your animal: they are black amd white, they are about 28 inches tall, weighs about 4 kilogrames. They have stiff long tail and a ring around its eye, they are very small, about the size of a dog. (Colour, size, body parts) Source 1: http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/penguins/adelie.html Source 2: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&resnum=0&q=Adelie+Penguins&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi Movement: Describe how your animal behaves: they mostly zoom around on their bellies. Sometimes they just waddle around. When they run they hold their arms back. (moves, flies, runs) Source 1:http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/penguins/adelie.html Source 2: Habitat: Where it lives: it lives on the rocky beaches of Antarctica. Sometines in the snow. Source 1: Source 2: Feeding Habits: What it eats: it mainly eats fish and krill. Instead of drinking water they eat snow. How it eats: they use their small beack to eat. Source 1:http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/penguins/adelie.html Source 2: Breeding Habits: How does it have babies? they nest and breed on rocky beaches in big colonies of ten thousands. How does it care for its babies? the male keeps them warm when the female is fishing. How long do they live? for about 20 human years. Source 1:http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/penguins/adelie.html Source 2: Activity: What does it do during the day and night? rest in their nest and go fishing. Source 1: Source 2: Adaptations: How has it changed over time in Antarctica? the ice has melted from global warming. Source 1: Source 2: Threats: Leopared Seal, other Adelie Penguins triing to steel stones from their nest. Source 1:http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/penguins/adelie.html Source 2: Other Facts: no penguin or bird breeds further south then the Adelie Penguin. They are the smallest living birds in Antarctica. Adelies build their nest out of rocks on the beach. Source 1:http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/penguins/adelie.html Source 2:

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