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How do animals cope with the cold temperature in Antarctica?
Emperor penguins eat silver fish, krill and squid. They live in the Weddell and Ross sea regions. Emperor penguins keep warm with a layer on feathers and blubber.

Weddell seals eat fish, squid, prawns and octopuses. They live on the coastline of Antarctica. Weddell seals keep warm by having blubber and in spring their blubber is 10cm thick.

The killer eats almost everything from small fish to great whales 10 times its size. Killer whales live in stable family realted group called a pod. Killer whales in all oceans. They keep warm by a layer of blubber which helps it stay warm in icy waters.

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