King Penguin
kingdom: Animalia
Characteristics that place it here:
multicellular with specialized eukaryotic cells
rely on other organisms for nourishment
ingest food and digest food in an internal cavity
have their own means of location
Phylum: Chordata
Characteristics that place it here:
Bilaterally symmetrical bodies (the left and right side of the face are the same image as each other
All Chordatas have a complete nervous system and a digestive system
At some point of the life cycle they have a pair of gill slits or pouches used to obtain oxygen in a liquid environment
class: Aves
Characteristics that place it here
This includes all birds
they produce eggs with shells
Aves have a beak no teeth large muscular stomach and feathers
Order: Sphenisiforres
Characteristics that place it here
the kings are one of the species of penguin
Family: Spheniscadae
Characteristics that place it
the king penguin is part of the penguin family
Genius: Aptendoytes
Characteristics that place it here
The King penguin has feathers and a large muscular stomachs like most birds do
Species: Aptenodytes patagoicus
King penguins are approximately usually 3 feet tall
the king penguin eats mainly fish and floating plankton
King penguins are excellent swimmers
they move in the snow by sliding on there bellies
References:
http://sung3.ifsi.rm.cnr.it/~dargaud/Antarctica/Penguins.html