emperor penguin
noun
: a penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) that is the largest known and that is noted for the male's habit of incubating the egg between the feet and a fold of abdominal skin resembling a pouch
called also emperor
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On the remote and sparsely populated Falkland Islands the chance to be among hundreds of emperor penguins might be a highlight of the trip.
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The trip took the team to the rocky beaches of Cape Town, the shores of South Georgia Island, the tropical Galapagos Islands, Namibia's desert caves, and Ekström Ice Shelf in Antarctica — where a three-person film crew spent 274 days filming a colony of 20,000 emperor penguins.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
However, Gus traveled more than double that distance, and his surprising appearance on the Australian beach, which is around 2,100 miles from Antarctica, is the northernmost sighting of an emperor penguin.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Related article Antarctica’s emperor penguins at risk of extinction due to the climate crisis
The animals are only found in the wild in Antarctica, but they are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The trip took the team to the rocky beaches of Cape Town, the shores of South Georgia Island, the tropical Galapagos Islands, Namibia's desert caves, and Ekström Ice Shelf in Antarctica — where a three-person film crew spent 274 days filming a colony of 20,000 emperor penguins.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
However, Gus traveled more than double that distance, and his surprising appearance on the Australian beach, which is around 2,100 miles from Antarctica, is the northernmost sighting of an emperor penguin.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Related article Antarctica’s emperor penguins at risk of extinction due to the climate crisis
The animals are only found in the wild in Antarctica, but they are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for emperor penguin
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