The Insane Biology of: The Emperor Penguin

[@freddyP300]

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

[@realscience]

I figured the nature documentary Happy Feet had already covered this extensively lol

[@slcpunk2740]

​@@realscience You didn't want to step on their toes? 😂

[@AldrianCG]

They are also good at surfing! 👍🏼

[@SuperFilmregisseur]

And at hijacking cargo ships 👍

[@HISTORYSQUARE]

They can surf They can dance They are cute We are the fans They can fight they have legions. We love them they are emperor penguins

[@IAmUBro]

"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

[@_aitalks_]

Agreed! Amazing segue to the ad!

[@aBitTedious]

Haha no wonder I love penguins. We have so much in common 😂

[@PoliticalMatter]

In those cold. Harsh climates; no wonder they are social animals.

[@CrimsonA1]

I mean, it's all cute and cuddly until you see the insides of their mouths 😬

[@kuturbie]

and they have siblings that eating bamboo

[@nekomakhea9440]

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

[@shakeit995]

I may not like it? I love it

[@TheTurtleThief]

This is what beak performance looks like, too!

[@MichaelKeating-m7h]

I resemble that remark…

[@KorithStoneheart]

😂

[@wip1664]

This is not "peak performance". This is their lifestyle (job) that they do not know how to abandon - standing around in the brutal cold far away from the warmer ocean full of food.

[@GeoffryGifari]

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?

[@realscience]

good question! I had to look it up myself. It seems that even the ancestor of ostriches, kakapos, and kiwis could once fly. It seems at first glance that yes, all flightless birds evolved from flying ancestors

[@Lotschi]

that‘s a super interesting question!

[@Blessyamate]

Do you think a fat bird with feathers would flourish trying to swim while waiting for evolution to catch up! Like a whale with half a leg and a nose above it's eyes! Everything is perfectly adapted to its environment now in insane ways because of design. Not purposeless mutations (that cause a loss of information). Life is miraculous and precious, talk to your Creator before its too late. Jesus loves you

[@apan2480]

All bird lineages come from a flying ancestor.

[@kkivvix9406]

​​@@BlessyamateEverything is not perfectly adapted, it is "good enough." Evolution is not a conscious endeavor, does not have any goals, nor does an individual evolve. Your concept of perfection is flawed as it pushes the narrative that there is no inherent struggle to survive and that individuals choose to change for their environment. It is random mutations and natural selection (which is external to any single organism), that's all. Organisms are constantly playing catch up (also referred to as an arms race) with their surroundings, that includes penguins. Some die because its too warm, some die because its too cold, some are bad at catching fish. Whats left are those that were good enough (not perfect) to survive. If animals were perfect there wouldn't be ~51 extinct species of penguin.

[@specster3795]

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

[@MrBarryyoung]

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!

[@th1nk_outside]

Yeah i always wonder how also ducks in winter stand barefoot on the ice and have their feet in the freezing water all day. Turns out they have very strong blood circulation in the feet, an insulating skin and some kind of heat exchange mechanism to heat the blood before it comes back into the body from the feet. Still cant imagine how its possible, especially for such a small animal that isnt even moving a lot

[@guanium]

Well, animals aren't humans so their feet is not the same as ours but adapted to the environment they are in.

[@aks47u]

Penguineering

[@andrewliu4966]

The Penguineer is Pengui-here.

[@callum4796]

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

[@th1nk_outside]

They are the real heros. People who risk and commit their lives to travel into a lawless place and fight reckless companies for the sake of our planet. Big respect for sea shepherd!

[@LetsTalkAboutPrepping]

Stinky eggs! Throw the stinky eggs!

[@wip1664]

There are plenty krills in the pristine but freezing oceans of Antarctica. Keeping these waters pristine and the phytoplankton numbers stable can ensure that krills will continue to thrive. Krills also have to feed. Whales can migrate to find more abundant oceans. Emperor penguins cannot. However, emperor penguins feed on other ocean dwellers. Though krills can be a large part of their diet, it doesn't have to be the main source. As for breeding rates, both the whales and the emperor penguins would not mind a decrease in their population. The krills are simple and don't care much. They only swim and feed on phytoplankton in order to exist.

[@michaelbayley9432]

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.

[@sciencenerd7639]

17:05 penguin just keeps truckin along

[@Silver-Arrow]

i felt this

[@Gloosch]

The subtleness and style of the background music fits perfect!

[@DustinHaning]

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

[@zedd_maraj]

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 ❤️

[@El_Vuego]

Your channel is seriously my favorite of all KZbin. Your videos are beautifully designed, thoroughly researched and your voice is pleasant to listen to. I'm learning so much, and i will be watching and liking every video you make.

[@crystalm4324]

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?

[@jonr6680]

They are busy working on their movie contracts of course!

[@12pentaborane]

I don't think penguins live months on end in the open ocean.

[@RippieFarmer]

...the other 6 months of the year.... they are feeding, socializing and getting ready for another round of breeding. There are plenty of documentary type videos available that focus on that aspect, just gotta know to search 🔍 for them

[@solalvergara]

There is year long ice and land in Antarctica so they don't have to hang out in the open ocean all the time like. Plus got tons of surfing competitions so they busy

[@randomsleepyness]

Imagine if penguins discovered coffee.

[@SamFischer117]

honestly I loved the video about their unqiue adaptations... but your transition into your sponsor segment was absolutely flawless! always enjoy your videos

[@ConWolffilms133]

I’ve always loved watching videos just talking about animals for whatever amount of time and just learning more and more about the creatures on earth! There’s always been something about the wild that has always interested me. I really like your videos in particular so keep up the good work!

[@jonr6680]

What a perfect video, voiceover is sublime and the script and research are top class, visuals are incredible. Plus the subject is actually worth the hyperbolic title! For once is not clickbaity. Got to bring up the missing key fact, penguins are off the charts on the cuteness scale, as certain franchise movies attest... Funny how science hasn't managed to enumerate this dimension yet.

[@thalmoragent9344]

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.

[@LetsTalkAboutPrepping]

Sorta. Bring any of them against me and we'll see who's superior

[@stickthick3155]

Just smile and wave boy's just smill and wave

[@Theo-ul8qm]

I don't think they were emperor penguins, though 😅

[@GeoffryGifari]

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

[@lukas823]

22:27 damn. That got deep really quick

[@RobertHenderson.poopiebear]

I LOVE the way they walk. The shorts of them falling and getting up is SUPER CUTE 😂!

[@tatiana_nova]

Thank you so much for your effort in creating such amazing content!

[@EdeYOlorDSZs]

This channel never disappoints! ❤

[@jakethomason5495]

that penguin falling down at 17:00 lol

[@kushclarkkent6669]

My favorite animal, baby! This is one of the greatest videos I've seen in a long time. Thank you!

[@asifuzzaman21]

Absolutely love all of your videos. Keep making them.

[@ivolocoso6989]

The educational and production value of these videos is insane, thank you so much for making them.

[@helloitsnicko]

Accidental Russian Penguin Technology is my favourite 70s prog rock band

[@helloitsnicko]

Aw they changed the thumbnail, now my comment makes me look like an insane person Ps. Look at that majestic beast @ 2:47 PPs. 17:05 lmao

[@charleswingfield380]

please do a real science video on the biology of tigers but still a great job you have done

[@TheMrKlump]

I've always been drawn to penguins and this video made me appreciate them so much more.

[@mannyortega]

That must have been one of the smoothest, most over-engineered segways, I've ever come across in a youtube video! :D

[@dracodracarys2339]

Makes you wonder why penguins ditched flying to swim better, when their northern counterpart the puffin is an equally talented swimmer but still can also fly.

[@GeoffryGifari]

When it comes to penguins, don't their fat layers make it harder to dive? What is the relative density of penguin fat compared to water (or human fat)?

[@slcpunk2740]

I would guess that it's not related to fat vs water but fat vs the rest of their body. If by making themselves slightly larger they can be significantly heavier than it would benefit them over being slightly smaller and much lighter. Water is heavy so they would likely still have to exert themselves to dive but to a lesser degree. 🤔 I may be wrong. 🤷

[@GeoffryGifari]

@@slcpunk2740 Could be... but that requires their bones and other organs to be denser (and much more so for bird standards) could be...

[@slcpunk2740]

​@@GeoffryGifari you're thinking flighted birds, penguin bones are not the same ... also aquatic animals have denser bones in general

[@GeoffryGifari]

@@slcpunk2740 exactly... the result of the evolution of their bones compared to other birds (as I remember its mentioned that penguins evolved from flying birds... so the change in density is even more drastic) might end up countering the buoyancy of their fat

[@th1nk_outside]

Ever seen a sperm whale? It dives 3km deep and has huge amounts of fat

[@ItsNewYokio]

You sound like the real version of the ai voice everyone uses on these types of videos nowadays, its refreshing to hear a real human 😭

[@holocene2164]

I had a deep love and appreciation for emperor penguins ever since I saw "The March of the Penguins" nearly 20 years ago... Thank you for discussing this majestic bird!

[@vwildlife]

I love this series! It provides top-notch educational material along with enjoyable and funny elements!❤

[@Cryptic141]

probably the only emperor worthy of its title

[@rubycelica]

i think you are my favourite channel here on yt❤your voice is so pleasant and engaging and your content is extremely well prepared/put together and informative. i really love it and appreciate your efforts very very much!

[@Innomen]

Watching them effortlessly shoot from the water to the ice is such a massive own if you've ever tried to climb from water onto like a slick rock before. Nothing will remind you how inept your body plan is like that. Seriously worthy of the sunglasses meme. Bro do you even ice? I also love how they use their beak like an ice pick hammer to yank themselves forward if the initial jump wasn't quite enough. Truly, lords of the ice. Your torpedo compare is apt, we need to be making giant robot penguins as our submarine design.

[@castrumsolitas4355]

I love your channel. Thank you for the information ❤️

[@CovertGhoul]

Very surprised that I consistently watch these ads and not skip them. Very well done.

[@rishishukla2241]

My favorite animal!! I had requested the this episode in an earlier video. Thank you!

[@NormanInAustralia]

Thanks!

[@shadygodd]

i was so offended when you said people thought they were the lowest tier of birds because ive always loved penguins bc they couldnt fly and dived

[@keerthikrishna6670]

Just discovered your channel and all your content is awesome 😄

[@Kroggnagch]

God... some of these shots look so, so incredibly cold. Yet, life, it thrives there. It doesn't just, uhh, find a way, it totally thrives. How incredible.

[@pizzadude64]

babe wake up, the insane biology of just dropped a new video

[@stevec7923]

I love this channel. The scripts, the science, the visuals -- all top-notch. I have one pet peeve. Pronunciation of words like "important." There is not supposed to be a guttural stop in the middle. For me, it's jarring.

[@whiskey6string]

That's it. I'm naming my band Russian Penguin Technology.

[@rangerdoty290]

These videos are the kind of nature doc i love. Even if it's an animal i've watched a hundred times before, i learn something new!

[@rootbeef]

Thanks for another amazing video! I know you've done sea turtles but I'd love to see an Insane Biology of turtles and tortoises in general (or any one species of your choosing), because after volunteering at a turtle rescue for a year and reading Of Time And Turtles by Sy Montgomery, I've learned just how bonkers their healing abilities and general biology are. They're amazing animals that deserve a spotlight!

[@rishishukla2241]

Can you make a video on the biology of a thermophilic bacteria or mycoplasma. Non-animal videos would be great too

[@lilyHussey]

Please .. please do more insane biology on ocean life 🙏 🙏 I cannot articulate how amazing those documentaries are. It's so rare to find genuine people who genuinely care and find such amazing facts and relay the information in a clear and informative way. Because of you i have actively researched Orcas. They are my absolute favorite animal and i adore their intelligence.🧠🧠 I'm so so interested in life in the ocean and how orcas are able to intelligently advance and what is the cause of that and does it relate to their environment and dominance? Or if more are like them and we just don't know it yet. I know the octopus is insane smart and I adore them too. And learning in an open and fun and informative place is so refreshing. I look forward to your every post but deeply wish for more ocean life.

[@nazarnovitsky9868]

Thanks for this new video !!! 😊

[@Ridesharereflections]

I think they can make the necessary adaptations but can they do it fast enough is the question. Let’s hope so cause we don’t want to lose these guys.

[@adriancheng935]

Very educational, nice video! 😊

[@Sawaedo]

Thank you for this awesome video!

[@thomaswillis1569]

Your channel is so good!!!

[@Bbeff.Baby.]

Absolutely love this video and absolutely love penguins !I have to say you have the cutest voice ❤

[@rafaszewczak9675]

IF you every record a video titled "The Insane Biology of: The Rock" I'd still watch it. Keep up the great work!

[@diego89132]

Great video thank you for your work 💪💪

[@Davethreshold]

I walk EXACTLY like they do when I walk on the ice. I look so much like them I'm afraid I will grow feathers. It's funny because Lady's Figure skating is one of my favorite sports to watch and I have met Ashley Wagner, Sasha Cohen, and a couple other team U.S.A. friends.❤ Thank you for this one!

[@d33w]

Underwater missiles are usually called torpedoes, no? Anyway, great video love them penguins

[@eyespliced]

The way I've thought about penguins is that while they may not be able to fly in the air, they now fly in the ocean. Because that is what they are doing. They aren't swimming, they are flying in the water; or treating it like the air.

[@ecithgil]

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

[@Kel-d7v]

When people think they know all that there is to know in theuniverse, they believe their own imagination, or worse yet, whatever they read in a textbook.

[@HanyaAngulooke]

It's extremely depressing that these amazing adaptions have costed them greatly due to our caused climate change as it's the first time an entire penguin colony has lost their eggs and offspring to being submerged in water. I really hope we won't have to rely on zoo penguins being the last vestiges of the species 😞

[@phoenix-sound]

What are you on about?

[@HanyaAngulooke]

@@phoenix-sound Sorry maybe I was a little long winded but here is the article I'm talking about scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=first+recorded+penguin&btnG=#d=gs_qabs&t=1706787827276&u=%23p%3DSU4xXWFuLhUJ

[@Sloposaurus_Rex]

We must manufacture more electric cars!!!!!!!

[@davidegaruti2582]

Luckily these are not the only penguins left ! But it would still be a shame to lose them

[@phoenix-sound]

I wish every single penguin lived forever and ever and that no one would ever die or go hungry.

[@nickinurse6433]

We really should study how they do that heat retention with their feathers and try to imitate it to make warm clothes for the cold parts of the world. I worry about the polar bears but not really the Penguins they seem to be so adaptable. I think as the ice freezes they will just evolve like their southern cousins

[@no-uq5qe]

love your videos! please consider adding captions!

[@th1nk_outside]

the part at 16:23 is not almost paradoxical. it is paradoxical, because its against thermodynamics. they cant be able to heat themself by radiating heat away...

[@SailorGreenTea]

I guess we know which animal the next missiles shall be modeled after.

[@taotzu1339]

I was in the movie theater watching March of the Penguins couple years back. There was a young boy in the theater that started to cry and scream really loud when the giant petrol birds started attacking the baby penguins. Didn't know baby penguins can make anyone cry like that. (BTW, his mother had to take him out of the theater room to quiet and calm him down.)

[@Mighty_Maihi]

I have seen 2 wild living swimming penguins here in New Zealand. One exploring the rock caves during my militart training and onnat Ōrewa Beach where I reside, during a cyclone, at 11:53 pm pitch dark but waves crashing and rain falling. We were soaked. It Swam right between my legs before my aunt could take the video (problems with the wet) but there I was knee high with the water. It sounded like a dog lost at sea at first. Then it became more clear to the ear. Beautiful bluey pingu.

[@_ayush_oswal]

Love this series❤ so informative 👏 👍

[@amlcarbarca]

the thumbnail is a King Penguin, still you produce amazing content! thanks!

[@michaelrodriguez4818]

That was one of the smoothest, relatable, and perfect ad segues I've ever seen. Glad to see you showing your beautiful face more often my goddess.

[@JackClayton123]

Nice upload, I learned a lot.

[@ancestralworm]

Another fantastic video.

[@robkirchhof133]

0:28 Being hailed as 'Lords' is a pretty big demotion for Emperors. ...i promise i won't nitpick all through the vid though- i love this channel ❤❤❤ ps 'the Worst Journey in the World' is one of the best books i've ever read. i hope their journey for the eggs gets a mention..

[@robkirchhof133]

5:20 Hooray!

[@rajliabara523]

love your videos hope you make more

[@TheRealFreightTrain]

Idc how late I am commenting this but we can we all appreciate the introduction line to this video.

[@benejeneb]

Damn, I'd love to try the coffee but only USA shipping 🤷🏻 Fantastic videos as always 😊

[@tannercarlson7419]

Love these videos!

[@tranquilthoughts7233]

It's a little known fact that darwin described the theory of evolution, but he actually didn't describe a mechanism for how traits are passed down. It was only when gregor mendel proposed his theory of genetics that the mechanism that ultimatly drives evolution was discovered. The passing on of traits from one generation to the next.

[@beedonn9260]

Hey I'm fairly new to your channel and I really enjoy it. I just have two questions number one what is your background? And number two who does your graphics?😊

[@carolinegodden4364]

'The Lords of Antarctica ' 🙇

[@murphygreen8484]

Nice! Do Red pandas next!

[@adi8941]

thank you for the great video

[@jamesgeschwender2276]

If Internet was around back when i went to school I'd be a different person today. Instead of discovering girls and weed I'd be hanging out with the emperor penguin. I found them so fascinating and I never realized how big they were. Growing up seeing pictures of them seen them on TV and always thought they were little birds . Great video Thank you 😊😊😊

[@Christopherlidis]

That was the smoothest transition to a sponsor

[@mmeganmccrea]

love your videos!

[@booj1827]

Great videos!

[@MrMarinus18]

8:50 In WW2 the reason torpedo's left behind a trail of bubbles is because they were powered by compressed air. It was reliable and cheap which is what you want for a disposable propulsion system.

[@michelprins]

great video thx

[@vipeschick316]

Not me falling into a nap on the couch toward the end of this video 😂

[@benmcreynolds8581]

Everytime I visit the Oregon coast here, I'm always baffled how any creature can withstand the constant Freezing conditions of the pacific & antarctic ocean. I know the cold waters are extremely abundant in biodiversity. Its still crazy life is capable of being so adaptive. Especially from our perspective, it's so alien to think it'd ever be possible to adapt to withstand those conditions?

[@-Zax-]

Really amazing video.

[@voldem0rt]

How do I get a pet Emperor Penguin of my own? Like... how much would it cost me up front and what kind of annual costs to maintain a happy living environment for him or her... or should I get two so they have a friend?

[@pD5V0DdsaoVhq]

Man, God is a genius, designing the penguin in such a way that it draws heat from such a cold environment.