Penguin+Period+3


 * Group Members:** Jonathan and Chris M.


 * How Will We Work Together:** We will split the questions-Jonathan will find videos, photos, and one or two placemarkers and Chris will do the rest of the placemarkers.


 * Research:**

Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?) All in Southern Hemisphere Falklands Antarctica South Georgia Coast of Africa Australia New Zealand South America

Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal. Emperor Galapagos Yellow-Eyed Humboldt There are 17 types of penguins but these are our favorite ones.

Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal 1. The Humboldt penguin has one black chest stripe. 2. Humboldt penguins have long flippers. 3. Humboldt penguins are about twenty-six inches tall. 4.The largest penguins are the Emperor penguins standing at 3.5 feet tall. 5. Galapagos penguins are the second smallest penguin at 21 inches tall. 6. Galapagos penguins have two black chest bands. 7. Galapagos penguins do not have feathers around their eyes. 8. Galapagos penguins have thin beaks. 9. Emperor penguins have orange and yellow spots on their throats and around their eyes. 10. Yellow-eyed penguins have yellow cat like eyes. 11. Yellow-eyed penguins have pale yellow feathers around their head

2. Where and why is your animal endangered? Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats) Antarctica-Emperor Coast of Peru and Chile-Humboldt Southern New Zealand and nearby islands-Yellow-eyed Galapagos Islands- Galapagos

Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered Galapagos-hunted by Orcas and Skua gulls, over fishing, and human over development Emperor-global warming, food shortages, and skua gulls (antarctic penguins are threatened but are the least threatened) Humboldt-nests destroyed and fisherman caught most of their anchovies to eat Yellow-eyed-are eaten by wild cats, ferrets, stoats, and dogs. Their land is also being used for agriculture.

Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment Over the last 50 years, the emperor penguins' population has dropped 50%. Galapagos penguins' population dropped by 77% in between 1982 and 1983 due to food shortages. The population also dropped 66% in 1997. Yellow-eyed penguins are estimated to about 2000 mating pairs left. Humboldt penguins' population dropped about 50% from 1980 to 1990. 3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved?

Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held. Oregon Zoo Penguinarium Central Park Zoo Detroit Zoo San Francisco Zoo

4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done?

Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3) Same as number three. Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation International Penguin Conservation Work Group Yellow-Eyed Penguin Trust Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population For Yellow-eyed penguins, reserves are being set up and farmers are letting penguins onto their land. The Galapagos Conservation trust launched a Sylvia Harcourt-Carrasco Life Fund for the Galapagos penguins. Emperor is not very endangered and the Humboldt is not having anything done. Note-an oil spill has threatened most penguins and steps are being taken to clean and release the penguins.

Same as in number three.

Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation

Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population For Yellow-eyed penguins, reserves are being set up and farmers are letting penguins onto their land. The Galapagos Conservation trust launched a Sylvia Harcourt-Carrasco Life Fund for the Galapagos penguins. Emperor is not very endangered and the Humboldt is not having anything done.

Note-an oil spill has threatened most penguins and steps are being taken to clean and release the penguins.

Google Earth Tour-

for emperor http://www.flickr.com/photos/marthaenpiet/2093096515/ by Martha de Jong-Lantink for galapagos http://www.flickr.com/photos/lupos/1608407633/ for yellow-eyed http://www.flickr.com/photos/nygard/2212635353/ by miami_jj for humboldt http://www.flickr.com/photos/36207186@N00/2089421235/ by coracil
 * Photos**

for emperor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AiCIZ9wM1o for galapagos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STqp09vQh7Q for yellow-eyed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkytJdV-y94 for humboldt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMJvhAh7srQ Bibliography (All Resources Used) Encyclopedia Britannica Penguin by Frans Lanting http://www.d81.w-cook.k12.il.us/ http://www.adelie.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ndx.html good website only for penguins http://www.animalaqua.com/galapagos-penguin/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com http://www.penguin.net.nz http://www.bagheera.com http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu http://www.yellow-eyedpenguin.org.nz/ http://www.penguins.cl http://www.seabirds.org/ http://www.oregonzoo.org/ http://www.centralpark.com/ http://www.sfgate.com/**
 * Videos