What are some predators of penguins?
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marshmello
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Well there's the obvious...polar bears...there's also a large bird that lives up there that swoops in to take their babies, not sure what it's called...and seals get them while they're swimming. So sad :(
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Seals and Sharks
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Polar Bears
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Not many other animals live at the south pole to hunt penguins, (Must be why there are so many of them.) the only things that are even remotely likely to eat a penguin are orcas, and MAYBE sharks or large seals.
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birds, they love to eat the eggs and little penguins
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Sea Lions.
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Orcas aka killer whales are the only predators that prey on penguins that I am aware of. I believe the only places where sharks may prey on them are at the southern tip of south america as i believe there are some large colonies of penguins there and that is about the farthest south the sharks can venture due to the cold.
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Emperor penguins do not have predators, either in sea (they are too fast) or on the land (no other animals in winter in Antarctica). In spring Giant Petrels will occasionally grab an abandoned chick, and also juveniles that haven't learned to swim well may fall prey to the Leopard Seal or a passing orca when first hitting the water. Thus emperor penguins hardly have any defense mechanism, they only start to turn around and flee if you get within one or two meters from them. Their main enemy is the cold and the distance to the sea; and on really cold winters some of them do not have the strength to make it back to the sea after their long fasting. Adult Adelie penguins do not have predators on land, although their unattended eggs and chicks are often attacked by skuas (which is probably the reason why most penguins are afraid of what comes from the sky). When in the sea they have to avoid Leopard Seals and killer whales.
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