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Antarctica is home to the emperor penguin (pictured), the largest of the 18 species of penguins. Standing 120cm (3.9ft), emperor penguins are the world’s deepest-diving birds and can dive approximately 550 m (1,800 ft) in search of food and remain underwater for nearly 22 minutes. The penguin colonies are found on ice shelves and land ice along the coast of Antarctica. The emperor penguin is also the only species where the male is responsible for the incubation of the egg.
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