lar, yet different types of breeding behavior. The Emperor females lay only in egg in June and then they get up to leave for the sea. It is then up to the males to do the rest. They pick up the egg and place them at their feet where it is then covered by a warm layer of skin. It is at this time that the male penguin looses half of their body weight. It is up to the females to collect food for themselves as well as the males. In contrast, the Adelie penguin breeds in a different in a different way. These penguins spend their winters packed in ice and in the spring, they follow the sun south towards other penguin colonies. They are similar to the Emperor penguin in that the female lays the egg, in this case two, in November and leave for the males to take the eggs and incubate them. The males rely on the females to get them food just as the male Emperor penguin does. If the female does not return, the males will leave the eggs for the predators. In the Antarctic the penguins are found by rocky shores and different amounts of sea ice. Compared to the summer, the ice doubles in the winter. But throughout the year there are many nutrients, which attract many mammals and sea birds. During the warm months, the penguins are threatened by many predators.Several species prey on penguins. The largest is the orca; killer whale. Along with the killer whale is the Leopard Seal, which has the penguin as their main source of food. They live on packed ice and are fast in the water, but slow on land. These two mammals are the main threat to adults where large birds such as the Giant Petrels and Giant Skuas, are predators for the young penguins. Just as in any life, they have learned to adapt to the ways of predators and their environment.Today the penguin population is decreasing. According to Pough (298), until man appeared the evolutionary adaptation to ocean life and a diet of fish was highly successful. Pough also said that the b...
