Emperor penguin - Emperor penguin

Japanese: エンペラペンギン - えんぺらぺんぎん
Emperor penguin - Emperor penguin

…The order Sphenisciformes consists of only one family, the Sphenisciformes, which includes six genera and about 16 species. The largest species is the Emperor penguin, which has a head height of about 1.2 m and weighs about 30 kg, while the smallest is the Pygmy penguin, which has a head height of about 30 cm and weighs about 1.2 kg. This family is found only in the Southern Hemisphere, and mainly inhabits the cold zone from the coast of Antarctica to around 40 degrees south latitude, but the Galapagos penguin lives on the Galapagos Islands, directly under the equator. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Emperor Penguins" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ペンギン目Sphenisciformesはペンギン科1科だけからなり,ペンギン科には6属約16種が含まれている。最大種はエンペラペンギンの頭高約1.2m,体重約30kg,最小種はコビトペンギンの頭高約30cm,体重約1.2kg。この科は南半球だけに分布し,主として南極大陸沿岸から南緯40゜前後までの寒帯域に生息しているが,ガラパゴスペンギンは赤道直下のガラパゴス諸島にすんでいる。…

※「エンペラペンギン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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