Antarctic cold
I've never seen a cold penguin," said ornithologist Grant Ballard of the Point Reyes Bird Observatory.
"It can be minus 30, and they'll just be doing the same things they always do."
The only time Ballard sees uncomfortable penguins is when it's too hot..... around zero C.
Prezi on Extremophiles (thanks Alice)
Wow a citizen science people penguin project... help scientists survey populations :
BBC news article
Penguin Watch site ... go help them
A taste of penguins...
Its cold (Emperor Penguins in Antarctica - BBC Planet Earth)
And if that wasn’t bad enough (Orcas chasing penguin in Antarctica)
Antarctic winter:
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zd4j6sg/revision/1
What is it like in Antarctica…. a nice wee site to give you an overview of Antarctica or this one
or an open2study clip (you need to make an account for this)
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1038-why-is-antarctica-so-cold
About Antarctica..... a great site, a must see, all sorts even oragami
Sea ICE vs ICE shelf.....
And this ?
How much of a problem will these be for our wee penguins?
Which ones look more at home?
Not really part of our assessment....
but very interesting stuff about building in Antarctica |
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A couple of links looking at why penguins need special adaptations in this extreme environment
After all that effort
Emperor penguins- some stuff to get you started on your research:
A REALLY good article to get us going From Antartic NZ magazine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Penguin
http://bio4esobil2009.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/emperor-penguin-adaptations/
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/wildlife/animals/penguins/emperor-penguins
http://www.coolantarctica.com
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/wildlife/animals/penguins/emperor-penguins/breeding-cycle
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/04/antarctica-ice-shelf-collapse-world-s-second-largest-penguin-colony-disappears-overnight.html
https://www.bbc.com
March of the Penguins - In our Teams (Files)
and the worksheet that goes with it
Just coz its cool..... |
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and Crittercam ............ in Teams Files
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Recently in the news: Climate change: Four new emperor penguin groups found by satellite
Another thing- what did happen to this fool of a penguin
Remember him, they called him 'happy feet' he washed up around Wellington
http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/29/lost-penguin-happy-feet-to-return-to-the-wild/
Remember him, they called him 'happy feet' he washed up around Wellington
http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/29/lost-penguin-happy-feet-to-return-to-the-wild/