1) How many eggs does a female emperor penguin lay each year? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 2) What is the brood patch? a) a place in Antarctica b) a feather covered skin in the father's body. 3) How does the father penguin keep the egg warm? a) by building a nest b) by putting it under the brood patch c) by sitting on it 4) What is the difference between the father and the mother penguin? a) The father is bigger and fatter. b) The mother is bigger and fatter. 5) Who stays with the egg? a) father b) mother 6) Where does the mother go? a) to search for food b) to lay another egg c) to go swimming 7) What is the penguin's favorite foods? a) fish, krill and squid b) whales and sharks c) seals and skua 8) What is a huddle? a) A group formed by the fathers. b) A group formed by the mothers. 9) Why do they form a huddle? a) to sing togther b) to swim togther c) to keep warm 10) Why do you think the chicks dig their beaks in the ice? a) to help them walk through the slippery ice. b) to play with the other chicks. 11) Why can't young chicks hunt for food on their own? a) They don't have waterproof feathers yet. b) They are frozen to the nest. c) They got in trouble and are grounded. 12) What replaces the chick's fluffy down? a) waterproof feathers b) wet feathers c) fur 13) Why do you think the father trumpets through the ice? a) to call for the mother b) to show off his voice c) to sing a song 14) What does the mother do when she meets her baby? a) She cuddles close and trumpets to him b) They both swim together. 15) How does the mother feed her chick? a) She brings food back from the brood patch. b) She spits up food from her belly. 16) What does the father and the mother do everyday? a) They preen the fluff of the chick. b) They clean the nest.

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