Largest Penguin in the world
Emperor Penguins
Extinct mega penguin was tallest and heaviest ever. Forget emperor penguins, say hello to the colossus penguin.
Newly unearthed fossils have revealed that Antarctica was once home to
the biggest species of penguin ever discovered. It was 2 metres long and
weighed a hefty 115 kilograms.
Emperor penguins can weigh 46 kilograms and reach lengths of 1.36 metres, 0.2 metres above their standing height. Another extinct penguin used to hold the height record, at around 1.5 metres tall.
The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, emperor penguins trek 50–120 km (31–75 mi) over the ice to breeding colonies
which may include thousands of individuals.
The female lays a single
egg, which is incubated by the male while the female returns to the sea
to feed; parents subsequently take turns foraging at sea and caring for
their chick in the colony.
Sources : Wikipedia & Google Images
