Large icebergs floated by with penguins standing on them catching a ride. The only penguins I've seen so far are Adelie penguins. As I mentioned yesterday, they are the most common penguin in Antarctica. Although there are seventeen species of penguins, only about half actually live in Antarctica or in the sub-Antarctic islands. Besides the common Adelie penguin, another famous type of penguin is the Emperor penguin.
Emperors are the largest penguins in the world.
They can stand over 3 feet tall and can weigh up to 100 pounds. They can travel along the surface of the water at about five miles an hour, and they can dive down to almost 900 feet below the surface. The also eat some crustaceans such as krill. Emperor penguins are the only Antarctic bird that breeds in the winter. After a prolonged courtship ritual, a single egg is laid in May or early June.