Soft Toy Bird, Emperor Penguin by Hansa (72cm) 3266

Manufacturer: Hansa
Category: Birds,Christmas Critters

Emperor Penguin by Hansa with airbrushed details which add to this bird's lifelike appearance. It has support in its legs and feet but is still soft to the touch. Ideal display item as well as educational with the penguin facts on the tag which comes with a small booklet of some of the other Hansa creatures.

Made from soft short pile plush fabric and stuffed with poly fibre filling it will stand tall and impressive for any occasion.

Size approx. 28"(73cm) in height and 13"(33cm) from feet to tail.

• European safety standards EN71 BS5665
• Carries the CE label so it safe for children (not under 36 months)
• Surface washable
• Quality item with airbrushed details

• Emperors can swim underwater for up to 22 minutes.
• A group of penguins in the water is called a raft.
• Penguins face a long, slow walk inland across the ice to the colony. ...
• They can live up to 50 years in captivity.
• They're the deepest diving birds; one was recorded diving 565m deep!

These flightless birds breed in the winter. After a courtship of several weeks, a female emperor penguin lays one single egg then leaves! Each penguin egg's father balances it on his feet and covers it with his brood pouch, a very warm layer of feathered skin designed to keep the egg cozy. There the males stand, for about 65 days, through icy temperatures, cruel winds, and blinding storms.

Finally, after about two months, the females return from the sea, bringing food they regurgitate, or bring up, to feed the now hatched chicks. The males eagerly leave for their own fishing session at sea, and the mothers take over care of the chicks for a while.