Organization of Living Things

with special focus on

Penguins!

By: Mrs. Eid

Why is a penguin a bird?

• It has a beak.

• It has feathers.

• It’s young hatches from an egg.

How is a bird different from a mammal?

• Mammals don’t have beaks.

• Mammals have fur, not feathers.

• Mammals young are born alive.

Words we need to know..

• Adaptation: A body part, body covering, or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environment.

• Behavior: The actions of an animal.

• Camouflage: The color or shape in an animal’s body covering that helps it blend into its environment.

Let’s talk about camouflage with regards to the penguin.

Facts about Little Blue.

It is the smallest of the penguins.

It lives off the coast of New Zealand and Australia.

• Habitat: The place where an animal lives. The natural home of an animal.

• Inborn Behavior (Instinct): A behavior an animal is born with and doesn’t have to learn.

• Predator: An animal that hunts and eats other animals for food.

• Prey: An animal that is taken and eaten by another animal (predator) for food.

What is the prey of the penguin?

If you said krill, you were right!

Do penguins have predators?http://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/st_francis/gr1/Webquests/do_penguins_have_predators.htm

We also know that penguins have enemies such as:

leopard seals sea lions

orcas

Leopard seal

Sea lion

Orca

Predators of the penguin.

YouTube - Penguins - BBC

TRUE or FALSE?

YouTube - ONE LUCKY PENGUIN!!

YouTube - Animation race btween penguin and ostrich