Penguin Observation

Today in our classroom, we got to do a Skype call with a scientist that studies penguins. She studies the behavior of the penguins and she explained what they do in the wildlife. Her name was Jean Pennycook. She gave us plenty of information to stuff our heads with. She talked about penguins, what she does as a scientist, and what the wildlife is for the penguins. Here are some of the things that I have learned when we were Skyping with her. The penguins she was talking about was the Adelie penguin. Adelie penguins are half the size of Emperor penguin and they can move very fast. The female penguin sits on the newborn penguin egg to keep the egg warm, while the male penguin is out in the wildlife to find food for the family. When the egg hatches, the chick is a blackish, brownish color. When the chick grows, it turns suddenly into white and black colors. The lifespan for these penguins is 20 - 25 years. These penguins are only found in the South Pole in Antarctica. The creatures can do many amazing things
This continent has a very cold temperature. Even in the summertime, the weather is super cold. This continent is the coldest, windiest, and highest continent on Earth. Temperatures can get down to about -100 degrees. Now that is cold! The highest temperature recorded in Antarctica was 58.2 degrees fahrenheit. One of the places in Antarctica is called the Ross Shelf. The shelf is the same exact size as Texas. The whole continent is the size of the U.S. and Mexico combined together. That is my learning experience from talking to Jean Pennycook! She talked to us about herself, the penguins she studies, and about the continent of Antarctica. When she was talking, she was only 100 yards away from an ocean. Some of the penguins were talking to each others and some of them were actually fighting! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the two penguins fighting! That is my learning experience from penguin scientist Jean