More generally, a multimodal distribution is a continuous probability distribution with two or more modes, as illustrated in Figure 3.
PAUL NICKLEN'S EMPEROR PENGUIN PHOTOGRAPHY. Penguins would only be able to reach four or nine feet per second otherwise, but they can triple double or triple those speeds with this special bubble boost.
The emperor penguin breeds in the coldest environment of any bird species; air temperatures may reach â40 Â°C (â40 Â°F), and wind speeds may reach 144 km/h (89 mph). Water temperature is a frigid â1.8 Â°C (28.8 Â°F), which is much lower than the emperor penguin's average body temperature of 39 Â°C (102 Â°F).n 2012 the emperor penguin was uplisted from a species of least concern to near threatened by the IUCN. Along with nine other species of penguin, it is currently under consideration for inclusion under the US Endangered Species Act.