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A STATEMENT FROM DIRECTOR LUC JACQUET“With short steps, bent under the pitiless burden of a driving snowstorm, the emperor penguin labours through a vast labyrinth of ice. Around him, all is white, all is in violent flux. Yet the valiant bird never falters, undaunted by seemingly insurmountable obstacles." more
ANTARCTICA BELONGS TO SCIENCEThe Antarctic continent belongs to no one and in 1959, it was designated a special conservation area devoted exclusively to peaceful purposes and to scientific research. As a result, the continent has only one industry: science... more
BETWEEN REALITY AND FANTASY, THE HEART OF ANTARCTICAThe story of the emperor penguin and of its breeding habits is unique. It combines elements of love, drama, courage and adventure – all in the heart of Antarctica, the most isolated and rigorous region on earth... more
THE EMPEROR PENGUIN, A PARAGON OF THE ANIMAL WORLDThe penguin is an animal that has the capacity to thermo-regulate its own body temperature. It is warm-blooded and can maintain a constant body temperature even in the most extreme conditions... more
PENGUIN FUN FACTSPenguins help each other to stay warm. They gather together and keep shuffling around. That way, each penguin can make its way to the warm center... more
GLOBAL WARNING FOR GLOBAL WARMINGThe global warming that affects our planet, and in particular the polar regions, triggers changes that affect primarily the species inhabiting these regions... more
A ONE YEAR TIMELINE OF EMPEROR PENGUIN BREEDINGJanuary to March
Emperors at sea foraging and feeding
March to mid-April
Emperor Penguins return to the colonies, which coincides with formation of the winter sea-ice. Courtship will soon begin... more
THE EMPEROR PENGUIN – A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ELEGANCE ON ICECaptive population
Sea World California/San Diego, Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium
emperors are rarely kept in captivity. Currently, Sea World/San Diego and the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Japan are the only facilities in the world to keep them. Sea World currently maintains a group of about 50 emperor penguins... more
A CHRONOLOGICAL LOOK AT NEARLY 25 YEARS OF SIGNIFICANTNumerous scientific discoveries of global significance have been made in Antarctica by scientists supported by the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP). The National Science Foundation (NSF) administers the USAP and coordinates almost all U.S. science on the continent. For more information about the USAP... more
THE PENGUIN PLANET – A RESEARCH ADDRESSToday, they are spread around the edges of the Antarctic continent, in particular in Terre Adélie. The ancestors of modern-day penguins lived in the southern seas long before the sea ice was formed, more than 50 million years ago... more
THE PENGUIN WORLD – A GLOSSARYSea Ice
Sea ice, as its name indicated is frozen sea water. It forms during the polar winter, when the salt water temperature reaches below 28.8°F (-1.8°C). In the heart of winter, the ice can be more than ten feet deep... more
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