Speaker 1: Welcome to Music to our Ears, where we share some
Speaker 1: interesting tidbits and stories related to our favorite Lingo Kids songs.
Speaker 1: Hello again, last time you joined me at the top
Speaker 1: of the Earth the North Pole to learn about two
Speaker 1: wonderful Arctic animals. Today we're at the South Pole in Antarctica.
Speaker 1: Like the North Pole, all I see is snow and ice,
Speaker 1: but it's not exactly the same. The South Pole is
Speaker 1: land surrounded by sea. It's covered with a lot of ice,
Speaker 1: up to nine thousand feet thick that's about twenty seven
Speaker 1: hundred meters. There are less problems with melting ice. Hew
Speaker 1: Like the Arctic, it has lots of different types of seals.
Speaker 1: It does not have polar bears. However, the South Pole
Speaker 1: is home to one creature that is loved by almost everyone.
Speaker 1: It's black and white and has a funny wobbly walk.
Speaker 1: Do you know what it is? Yes, a penguin. There
Speaker 1: are seven different penguin species in Antarctica. Some only live
Speaker 1: down here for part of the year. One species that
Speaker 1: stays all here is the largest penguin. It's called the
Speaker 1: emperor penguin. Emperor penguins can be about as tall as
Speaker 1: a six year old child. They are black and white
Speaker 1: like the others, but have bright yellow and orange marks
Speaker 1: around their heads and necks. During the winter, temperatures can
Speaker 1: drop to fifty eight degrees fahrenheit below zero. That's negative
Speaker 1: fifty degrees celsius birm. How do these seabirds stay warm
Speaker 1: during the cold harsh winters. They have thick layers of
Speaker 1: feathers that overlap like tiles on a roof, and blubber
Speaker 1: under their skin to keep them warm. Plus lots and
Speaker 1: lots of penguins gather in what's called a colony, up
Speaker 1: to ten thousand penguins. It can get noisy. Unlike other penguins,
Speaker 1: emperors don't lay their eggs in nests. The mama lays
Speaker 1: one egg and the daddy penguin places it on his
Speaker 1: webbed feet. Then he lowers himself down and sits on
Speaker 1: it to keep warm. It's time for the mama penguin
Speaker 1: to go find food. It can take her up to
Speaker 1: two months. The daddy penguin does not move. He sits
Speaker 1: on the egg and doesn't even eat until it hatches.
Speaker 1: All goes well. Mama gets back just in time. When
Speaker 1: she arrives, she uses her unique call to find her
Speaker 1: family among the thousands of other penguins. When she finds them,
Speaker 1: she feeds the baby, and then dad heads out to
Speaker 1: sea to eat. These penguins really help each other survive.
Speaker 1: Here's a lovable fact about these birds. When it's really
Speaker 1: cold and windy, they huddle in a circle, with the
Speaker 1: youngest in the middle. The adults take turns standing on
Speaker 1: the outside, so everyone gets a chance to warm up.
Speaker 1: That music to e is well, Then let's sing a
Speaker 1: song about the coolest or coldest animals we love. Ready,
Speaker 1: here we go. Look at the peng wind water on
Speaker 1: the eyes. Water wado water lombi eyes. It's so nice.
Speaker 1: Look at the seal, slide on the eyes. Slide, slide,
Speaker 1: slide on the eyes. So nice. He goes the bowler ben.
Speaker 1: He can swim, he can swim. Here comes a polar bear.
Speaker 1: Swim and swim, swim until the eyes so nicyes penguin says, Oh,
Speaker 1: it's nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Sitting
Speaker 1: on the eyes. So nice. The seal can wadle the
Speaker 1: polar back and wattle water wado wad along the eyes.
Speaker 1: So nice. Now we can wadle. He wha, what are
Speaker 1: we've got to wattle now wage with me. Look at
Speaker 1: the penguin waterla on the eyes. Wata wada water lave
Speaker 1: the eyes so nice eyes. Don't get the penguin wada
Speaker 1: lama the eyes. Waa waaa waa, waa waa waa on
Speaker 1: the eyes. Now that was music to our ears. We
Speaker 1: hope you like the song. You can sing it all
Speaker 1: day long. What's your favorite animal? Think about it and
Speaker 1: if you are ready for some play learning time, check
Speaker 1: out our Lingo Kids app. Goodbye until next time,