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The emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but can also include crustaceans, such as krill, and cephalopods, such as squid.

The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, emperor penguins trek 50–120 km (31–75 mi) over the ice to breeding colonies which may include thousands of individuals. The female lays a single egg, which is incubated by the male while the female returns to the sea to feed; parents subsequently take turns foraging at sea and caring for their chick in the colony. The lifespan is typically 20 years in the wild, although observations suggest that some individuals may live to 50 years of age.

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• 25 Nov - Grand Duke Travis attends the 2023 Dracul State Visit with Dracul.
• 23 Nov - The Flag of Westarctica arrives on the Antarctic Peninsula.
• 20 Nov - The Flag of Westarctica arrives at D'Hainaut Island.
• 7 Nov - The Senate of Westarctica renames McHenry Range and Tulier Glacier.
• 2 Nov - The 2023 Westarctica Conservation Scholarship is awarded to scientist Nathan Blake.
• 1 Nov - The Duke of the Bear Peninsula is elected Senate Leader.
• 28 Oct - Sasha Radionov resigns as leader of the Senate of Westarctica.
• 1 Oct - The 2023 Westarctica Art Expo begins accepting entries.

This month in history Amundsen at the South Pole 01 December - The Antarctic Treaty is signed by the United States. (1959) 05 December - The Achaean Royal Charter is decreed by the Consul-General. (2002) 05 December - Westarctica is incorporated as a non-profit corporation in the state of California. (2014) 10 December - Michael Cary is awarded the 2022 Westarctica Conservation Scholarship. (2022) 11 December - Sir Charles Ross is appointed Foreign Minister of Westarctica. (2022) 14 December - Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole. (1911) 18 December - American Antarctic explorer, Paul A. Siple is born in Montpelier, Ohio. (1908) 18 December - The Baron of Abele is appointed Commissioner of Elections in preparation to elect the next Prime Minister of Westarctica. (2018) 25 December - The Ecumenical Church of Westarctica is founded. (2018) 28 December - Grand Duke Travis marries Prince-Consort Dinny in a civil ceremony in Los Angeles, California. (2016) 30 December - At the conclusion of the 2008 Transition of Power, the Duke of Moulton-Berlin assumed the throne of Westarctica as Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence. (2008)

Featured image The Barony of Brandenburg is one of three baronies inside the Colony of Calsahara. Baron of Brandenburg is a peerage title in the Nobility of Calsahara. Its motto is: "The Gateway to Calsahara." The barony's name was derived from the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the Brandenburg Concertos by Bach. Many of the places in Calsahara were named in honor of movies and songs, and Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 is Grand Duke Travis' favorite song. Brandenburg is a narrow strip of land located on the border with the United States. It runs along the shore of the Seven Seas of Rhye inside the Duchy of Chutney and Monte Cristo County. The barony is an important place in Calsahara as it contains the only navigable entry and exit point to enter or leave the colony in a vehicle. This point, a natural depression which sometimes floods, is called "the Brandenburg Gate," although there is no gate present. It is located entirely inside the Principality of Rhye. Photographer: Grand Duke Travis (More Images)

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