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Why are penguins called penguins?
Latin people first saw penguins. Penguin in Latin means fat so, penguins have a lot of blubber. In Welsh, pen-gwen means white head so they must have white heads then.
Why did emperor penguins get their name?
Emperor penguins are the largest of all penguins.
What are the types of penguins?
there are heaps - adelli penguins, rockhopper penguins, fairy penguins, emperor penguins, just to name a few
How do you pronounce the scientific name for penguins?
The scientific name for penguins is "Spheniscidae." It is pronounced as "sfeh-niss-ih-dee."
Scientific name for penguins?
The scientific name for penguin is Spheniscidae. This includes all penguins, extinct and living. It is the only Family in the Order Sphenisciform.
Where can you get information about penguins?
Wikipedia has some of the best information you can get on anything. Also, try Birdlife International, IUCN Red List (You type in a species name and it displays the results in Latin name), Cornell Lab of Ornithology, ARKive, or your library. Try to research on penguins or get some penguin books. Good luck!
How did the Penguins arena come to be called the igloo?
because of the team name the penguins, penguins home is an igllo there for gettin the home arena name the igloo
What does penguin mean in latin?
The Romans did not know about penguins, so they would have had no word for penguin.
What types of penguins are mrpopers penguins?
Mr Popper is a name of a man who owns penguins in the film Mr Poppers Penguins- there are 17 species of penguins and Mr Poppers' is not one of them
How did king penguins get there name?
penguins really got their name from cell phones! Isn't that weird! It's true!
What is a waddle of penguins?
a group of penguins waddle is the name for it like a school of fish
What is the name of penguins when they get together?
Penguins(birds): flock Club Penguin: party
