Gabby's+Nautical+Project



Supplies I Used
 * Canvas
 * Black,white,blue,and yellow paint
 * Black sharpie pen
 * Paintbrushes
 * Black sharpie marker
 * Framing Square
 * Pencil
 * Black and white feathers(one of each)
 * Hotglue gun

How to Make a Timeline about the Rulers of Antarctica (the Emperors) To make a timeline about Emperor Penguins, just follow these simple steps. First you need to go to the store and get the supplies listed above if you don't already have them. So once you have these materials, you get your framing square and in sharpie, draw eight equal boxes with margins in the bottom about one- sixth the size of the big box. After you have done this, you have to get a sharpie pen and write the different stages in each box. Now you get a pencil and draw each stage. It’s okay if the pictures aren’t perfect. Once you are happy with your drawings, you paint the penguins. If something is too light or dark you can blend colors also. There will be one extra box so you can paint THE END in that one with whatever color you want. In that last box, get your feathers and hot glue them on either side of the THE END sign. Now you have your timeline!

**All about the Emperors: **  Penguins are very interesting animals—especially their breeding habits. For starters, instead of sitting on their eggs like other birds, they walk around with the egg on their feet. And where they live really stands out. They can stand the cold climate that many other birds would die in. So now that you know that penguins are interesting, why don’t we narrow it down to a certain type? The Ruler of Antarctica, the Emperors, are the interesting ones.

How many birds do you know that don’t fly? What about birds that live in Antarctica? And how about a type of bird that doesn’t even sit on their egg? Well this bird is the Emperor Penguin. They’re like the outcasts of a school…unique and different. But I am going to explain their breeding patterns. First, thousands of penguins trek the 31-75 mile journey to the breeding colonies while the ice taunts their aching limbs. There, they find a mate.

The female lays one egg for the couple to take care of. While the female’s foraging food, the male incubates the egg. He’s the nanny taking care of the child.  He tucks it into his brood pouch, a feathered pouch of skin that looks sort of like extra fat. It takes about 63 days to incubate an egg. I read somewhere that the male doesn’t eat at all during this time but I don’t know if it’s true.

When the female returns, she feeds the chick regurgitated fish. I died with disgust reading this. The female takes care of the chick for about three weeks while the male eats. Then, the chicks gather in a group and huddle together. These groups are called crèches.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> In about January, the chicks are finally old enough to take care of themselves. Body aching, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">limbs tired, the adult penguins get ready to breed again.Squawking  <span style="color: #1ec048; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">, all of the penguins watch the ice melt slowly. Now that you know about this type of penguin, maybe you can do research on one of your topics.

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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15pt;">Bibliography: Websites: [] [] [] [] [] Books: Emperor Penguins:Animals of the Snow and Ice