Show emperor penguins emperor penguins ate are the largest and rarest of all penguins and are found only at the earths southern extremity they stand from three and one half to four feet tall and weigh on the average about seventy three pounds but large specimens ha have ve been known to reach as much mu ch as ninety four pounds the average temperature ot of the reg region ion they inhabit is 3 fifty degrees below zero the birds are flightless using their small sm all highly specialized wings principally to aid them in swimming |