Emperor penguin
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| phylum | Chordata | The Emperor Penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 122 cm (48 in) in height and weighing anywhere from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb). Its diet consists primarily of fish, but can also include crustaceans, such as krill, and cephalopods, such as squid. In hunting, the species can remain submerged up to 18 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m (1,755 ft).
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Sphenisciformes | |
| family | Spheniscidae | |
| genus | Aptenodytes | |
| species | A. forsteri |
