Penguins Enemies, Bro

Although docile in nature, even Emperor penguins have predators, the Leopard seal, the Southern Giant petrel, the Skua, the Orca and sharks

Emperor penguins predators – The Leopard seals
The Leopard seal likes to chow down on penguins and uses his incredible sense of smell and incredible underwater eyesight.
Much like the penguin, the leopard seals body is shaped to skim through the water like a graceful killing machine. The front teeth of the Leopard seal are sharp and deadly to penguins but the molars allow them to sieve krill. The Leopard seal is not satisfied with just the one type of penguin, they also like a bit of King penguin! The only thing that could stop a leopard seal is an Orca, who is coincidentally another Penguin hunter.
Even though the leopard seal is bigger, faster, stronger, more aware of his surroundings AND designed to kill, he still chooses to be sneaky when hunting penguins! He waits in the water by the ice edge, waiting for the penguins to dive in, then he grabs the penguin by its feet and murders it by smacking it against the surface of the water until dead. This will also skin the penguin, making it more edible.

The Southern giant petrel
The Petrel is a massive seabird.

How big you say? The two species that are biggest members of the petrel family can have a wingspan up to 190 centimetres (6.2 feet).
It is incredibly aggressive; it feeds on land and sea and has been known to scavenge.
They are particularly known to scoop up young penguins that have wandered too far from the colony.
Fortunately penguins are usually in a large group and Petrels usually work alone. Unless a petrel is starving it would rarely attack.

Emperor Penguin - Breeding Cont.

During the antarctic winter the male Emperor Penguin is left to mind his egg after the female has laid it. Bear in mind that this is literally the coldest place on Earth at this time. They have to stand in a big huddle (to keep heat in) and incubate the egg for 2 months while it matures to be hatched.
After the winter is over the female returns from her travels and will feed her chick using predigested fish. She will essentially puke into her new born chicks mouth to keep it alive. Interesting fact: If the female doesn't return in time the male is able to excrete a milk from it's oesophagus to feed the baby!
When the female returns the male leaves to eat and after this they take turns fishing and minding the baby.
No one really knows where the penguins migrate to during breeding other than they go North, except that they usually stay within the range of the permanent ice. However penguins tracked with satellite transmitters have been found as far up as the, South Shetland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, the Falklands, South Sandwich Islands, Kerguelen Island, Heard Island, and New Zealand.
The mind boggles.
References: http://www.penguinworld.com/types/emperor.html

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Emperor Penguins!

These penguins are the biggest and baddest of all the penguins, weighing in at an average 22-45kgs with an average height of 122cm!
Their body's are, like most penguins, designed to be incredible swimmers, slipping through the water with ease ;)
They can stay under the water for up to 18 minutes and can function at low oxygen levels and they can slow down their metabolism as well in underwater emergencies! Their bones are solid as well, to stop barotrauma
Penguins are pretty much designed to swim!
Perhaps what these bad boys are best know for is their mating process. During the antarctic winter there is no sun, making it ridiculously cold, so the girl penguins leave the eggs with the boys, the girl goes to get food and the males all huddle together with the egg between their legs, keeping it warm.
Their lifespan is 20 years in the wild but up to 50 in captivity!

Li'l Bit Of Penguin Knowledge, bro

Penguins are a species of flightless bird that live primarily in the southern hemisphere. The like to chow down on a seafood diet of krill, squid and fish. Although they are flightless, their wings function as flippers and they are pretty sweet swimmers! They spend about half their life in the water!
There are many different types of penguins though, which means they vary in height and weight. This usually depends on geographical location with the general rule being; the closer to the antarctic, the bigger the penguin.
Penguins have distinctive black and white feathers, the feathers offer them incredible insulation while also making them look pretty stylish and camouflaged.
Hope this satisfies your taste for penguin knowledge ;)
Until next time!