Why do the penguins live in Antarctica?

Answer 1

Penguins do not live in the interior of the Antarctic continent as it is too cold and there is no food chain. There are some species that rely on the Antarctic waters for their food, and which breed along the edges and rocky Coastlines of the Antarctic continent, living in penguin colonies on land whenever they are not hunting for food.

These species of penguins survive the cold of Antarctica with the help of some unique adaptations. They have a thick layer of fat underneath the skin which helps to store energy. This thick layer of fat also insulates them. In addition, penguin feathers are specially designed. They are short and have an under-layer of fine woolly down, and easily shed water - a useful characteristic given that penguins spend up to 75% of their time in the water. Penguin feathers are shaped to overlap, enabling better streamlining for penguins when they are in the water, and protection from the wind when they are on land.

Penguins have dark feathers on the broad expanse of their backs. These black feathers absorb the heat of the sun, helping to warm up the birds. Penguins have a specially designed circulatory system which can adjust to conserving or releasing heat to maintain a constant temperature. Antarctic species of penguins huddle together for warmth, and the eggs are incubated on the penguins' feet, where they get constant warmth.

In truth, penguins don't live in Antarctica.

Penguins come from the sea to breed in Antarctica. Usually, animals breed where there are no predators.
No penguin 'lives' in Antarctica. Penguins are sea birds -- aqua-dynamic animals. Their food chain is in the sea.

A few types of penguins do breed on Antarctica's beaches, but when the season is over, the animals return to their life at sea.

Answer 2

back when penguins could still fly, antarctica has few animals living on it. penguins, when some first settled, discovered that there were no land predators and no competitors so they stayed there where they live to this day

Answer 3

No penguin lives on the Antarctic continent. Several types of penguins visit Antarctica's beaches to breed. These are sea birds and live at sea, which is the source of their food chain.

There is no food chain on Antarctica: it's too cold.

Answer 4

No penguin 'lives' on Antarctica: it's too cold and there is no food chain -- for any animal.

Penguins breed on Antarctica's coasts because there are no land predators, except other breeding sea birds that can take penguin chicks as food for their own babes.

Answer 5

Penguins do not live in Antarctica. Penguins are sea birds and live at sea.

However, Emperor and Adelie penguins do visit Antarctica's beaches to breed.

Answer 6

Actually, penguins live everywhere on the south side of the equator. Only two types of penguins breed in Antarctica and the rest live elsewhere.