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1IntrodutionSpeedy little blurs flying throgh the water they are penguins but penguins dont fly they waddle and when babys are born the mother feeds them out of there mouth penguins are like torpedos in waterPenguins dont fly but they do through water

What penguins look likeBlack back and white frontLong, sharp beakTiny black eyes with white all around itsmall animalsTwo wings, but cant flyVery short tailNo ears but can hearNo strong bonesSmall beak

Penguin SpeciesThere are 18 types of penguin speciesEmperor penguins are the biggest of them all

Penguins Lifespan(How long it lives)!!!!!!Penguins live until they have no food left to eatOr they suffer from pollution and get sick and die from different kinds of chemicals.

HabitatAlthough all penguin species are native to the Southern Hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such asAntarctica.In fact, only a few species of penguin actually live so far south.Several authors have suggested that penguins are a good example ofBergmann's Rulewhere larger bodied populations live at higher latitudes than smaller bodied populations.

There is some disagreement about this, and several other authors have noted that there are fossil penguin species that contradict this hypothesis and that ocean currents and upwellings are likely to have had a greater effect on species diversity than latitude alone.Major populations of penguins are found inAntarctica,Argentina,Australia,Chile,New Zealand, andSouth Africa.Penguins live together in groups called coloniesWhat Penguins Eat Penguins love to eat fish,squid,and krillTheir a little carnivoreThey get their food by diving deep into the ocean

What Eats Penguins In the water their predators are killer whales and leopard seals (their greatest threat)On land their predators are large birds

How Penguins BehaveWhen they travel far they use their tummies and wings to save energy and propel like a sled

Penguins for the most part breed in large colonies, the exceptions being the yellow-eyed and Fiordland species; these colonies may range in size from as few as a 100 pairs for gentoo penguins, to several hundred thousand in the case of king, macaroni and chinstrap penguins.Living in colonies results in a high level of social interaction between birds, which has led to a large repertoire of visual as well as vocal displays in all penguin species.Penguins form monogamous pairs for a breeding season, though the rate the same pair recouples varies drastically.Penguin BabiesBaby penguins will maybe take up to 3 days to brake out of their shell/eggIt may take 10-45 days to walk after they hatch

Most penguins are monogamous.This means that male and female pairs will mate exclusively with each other for the duration of mating season.The male usually starts the mating ritual and will pick out a nice nesting site before he approaches a female.After mating, the female emperor or king penguin will lay a single egg.All other species of penguins lay two eggs.The two parents will take turns holding the eggs between their legs for warmth in a nest.The one exception is theemperor penguin.The female of this species will place the egg on the male's feet to keep warm in his fat folds while she goes out and hunts for several weeks.

When penguin chicks are ready to hatch, they use their beaks to break through the shell of their eggs.This process can take up to three days.After the chicks emerge, the parents will take turns feeding their offspring with regurgitated food.Penguin parents can identify their offspring byunique callsthat the chick will make

Physical AdaptationsPenguins have feathers that keep them warm in cold waterTheir black and white feathers work like camouflage in the water to predators heres how it worksWhen predators are looking from below or from above they use their feathers to blend in with the waterBut on land its hard for that to work

Behavioral AdaptationsWhen a penguin gets too hot it fluffs up its feathers to cool off dad Penguins keep their eggs warm by sitting on them while the mother goes fishingBecause their so cold penguins huddle together to create heat and keep warm

17Physiological AdaptationsPenguins can swim underwater for 25 miunits and 40 3km per hrPenguins have a stream lined body with webbed feet in the water their webbed feet help them swim like a speed machinePenguins all use their short stiff tail wings to act like a propeller and help them swim

Fun factsAll penguins use their beak to peck at stuff sometimes for work sometimes for funBut some penguin species(bare patches create windows)around their eyes to help them see betterMost birds have hollow bones but penguins dont so they cant fly but they can waddle