The Insane Biology of: The Emperor Penguin

I can’t believe you ignored what is arguably their most important adaptation! They can dance! Trust me saw a whole movie about it

You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like

"Upright, clumsy, kinda chubby social creatures, who just want to cuddle." The writing for this has always been solid, and it's only improved over time. Thank you for all your hard work <3

Penguineering

Related to penguin evolution, are all flightless birds evolved from flying ancestors? Are there flightless bird lineages which never really took off from the ground even since the dinosaur times?

17:05 penguin just keeps truckin along

Penguins are one of the few animals that can actually say, "I'm just big boned!"

The mass trawledge of krill is also affecting them as its a major part of their diet. Since whaling was basically forcefully stopped in the Antarctic by the organisation Sea Sheppard krill trawling has increased which has effected the breeding rates of both whales and penguins as its essential to their diet. This has led Sea Sheppard to deploy ships to the Antarctic this year to attempt to forcefully stop the mass trawling of krill

Vasoconstriction is actually fairly common in birds it’s actually hugely advantageous to birds of prey for diving as effectively lets them reach those race car speeds safely. But it also just helps regulate temperature with air temperature changes from elevation.

My pet peeve is that there is no documentaries on what penguins and seals do the OTHER 6 months (or so) of the year! We never get to see how they survive in the open ocean, not touching land or ice for months. Why don’t we ever see floating pods of sleeping penguins, walruses or elephant seals!? Any one else agree?

Seeing this Channel grow has been amazing, this is one my favourite YouTube channels as the research is so in depth and the editing is so good!

Can we mention how they walk and stand like they are barefoot on a freezing tile floor? Love the series! Great education, great entertainment/humor!

Just smile and wave boy's just smill and wave

The subtleness and style of the background music fits perfect!

I never understand how people can view an animal like the emperor penguin as “inferior” or deemed as the bottom of the evolutionary gifted. It literally takes a high amount of specialization to not only survive, but thrive in the polar regions. I know it’s because there is a learning curve in science and especially in the beginning they didn’t know better in combination with their cultural biases, but damn bruh they don’t deserve that shade 😭 so thanks for the video helping clear this exact fumble- i agree w @freddyP300, i saw it too they CAN dance

How different are hemoglobin molecules in different animals to make them able to store more oxygen?

22:27 damn. That got deep really quick

Whether soaring high above in the skies, diving deep beneath the waves, or remaining firm upon the ground, the Dinosaurs of this Era still, in their own way, rule this world.

Thank you for your amazing content of the “insane biology”, im always waiting for new episodes and i hope you can post more frequently . Thank you ❤️

that penguin falling down at 17:00 lol