Aptenodytes Postcard

Aptenodytes
Postcard

Size and orientation: ISO/DIN A6 portrait.

Postcard
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 14.8 cm

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SKU: 906103

 

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Depicted Animal

Aptenodytes forsteri  GRAY, 1844
1.3 M    

Common names: (English • Deutsch • Français • Español) - Emperor penguin • Kaiserpinguin • Manchot empereur • Pingüino emperador
Systematics: Spheniscidae, Sphenisciformes, Neognathae (= «Carinatae»), Aves
Habitat: sea and shelf ice, Antarctic circumpolar; non-volant

The emperor penguin weights up to 46 kg and is the tallest of the living penguin species. Its diet includes fish, krill and other crustaceans as well as cephalopods, such as squid. Aptenodytes forsteri is an underwater flyer using its forelimbs for propulsion and can remain submerged up to 18 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m. The young are born in breeding colonies during the Antarctic winter. The average lifespan is 20, but some may reach an age of 50 years.

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