emperor penguin

noun

Updated on: 24 Apr 2018

Definition of emperor penguin

: 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

Recent Examples of emperor penguin from the Web

Two emperor penguins in Antarctica captured a short video of themselves after coming across a camera left on the ice by a human.

— author: amy b wang, Anchorage Daily News, "These penguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured a surprisingly good ‘selfie’," 9 Mar. 2018
Two emperor penguins in Antarctica captured a short video of themselves after coming across a camera left on the ice by a human.

— author: amy b wang, Anchorage Daily News, "These penguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured a surprisingly good ‘selfie’," 9 Mar. 2018
In a video shared by the Australian Antarctic Division, two emperor penguins found a camera lying on the ice and shot a quick video of themselves investigating the device.

— natalie dreier, ajc, "Penguins show selfie skills in Antarctica," 9 Mar. 2018
When a researcher with the Australian Antarctic Division left a camera near the favorite haunt of a large colony of emperor penguins, two of the birds waddled over to check the contraption out.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Two Antarctic Penguins Took an Adorable ‘Selfie’," 9 Mar. 2018
Two emperor penguins in Antarctica captured a short video of themselves after coming across a camera left on the ice by a human.

— author: amy b wang, Anchorage Daily News, "These penguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured a surprisingly good ‘selfie’," 9 Mar. 2018
Two emperor penguins in Antarctica found a camera left by a human and captured a 38-second video of themselves.

— dino grandoni, Washington Post, "The Energy 202: Almost 100,000 comments missing from federal sage grouse conservation report," 9 Mar. 2018
Two emperor penguins in Antarctica captured a short video of themselves after coming across a camera left on the ice by a human.

— amy b wang, chicagotribune.com, "Penguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured a surprisingly good selfie," 8 Mar. 2018
The expeditioner, Eddie Gault, was visiting the Auster Rookery, where a colony of emperor penguins lives in Antarctica, when the birds spotted it.

— Fox News, "Penguins have selfie moment in Antarctica," 8 Mar. 2018

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