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Penguins
Penguins live primarily in Antarctica, but can also be found in cold coastal areas of South America, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. There are seventeen species of Penguins, and seven are found only in Antarctica.
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What is a Colony or breeding ground for penguins or seals?
Penguins nest in groups called rookeries. Some of these rookeries can have over a million birds! A group of penguins on land is called a waddle. A group of penguins in the water is called a raft. Sometimes the penguin chicks in a colony stay together in a large group called a creche.
African penguins (also known as the "Jackass penguin") are found in the waters of southern Africa. It is found mostly along the southwestern coast, between Namibia and Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
To see a map of where the African penguin lives, see the related link.
Penguins are flightless birds from the Antarctic. There are many different sizes and colours - about 17 different types of penguins:
The emperor penguin, the biggest penguin of all;
The adelie penguin, a small type of penguin with white rings around its eyes;
The rock-hopper penguin, another small penguin but unusual with tufts of yellow feathers on their ears;
and there are many many more.
They eat fish and squid. They swim very fast to catch their prey and sometimes belly-slide on land instead of walking.
Penguins in general do the same things as any living and breathing organism: eat and digest, live, reproduce themselves (as birds do, by laying and hatching eggs), die, etc.
How much does the BABY yellow eyed penguin weigh?
well that depends they would all way different amounts
Do penguins live in a home like a den or a nest?
It depends on the species.
The Fairy penguin, or Little penguin, which is found along some of Australia's southern shores, lives in burrows in the sand dunes along the shoreline when it is not out hunting in the sea during the day. These birds return every night to their burrows.
The Emperor penguin, on the other hand, has no fixed nesting site, while the Gentoo penguin is different again, making a nest on the ground out of stones, sticks, grass, feathers, or almost any materials it finds.
Why are yellow eyed penguins endangered?
There are 17 species of penguins and they are all protected, meaning they cannot be hunted legally, or have their eggs collected. Despite this protection, penguin populations are decreasing, and in some areas they have decreased as much as 80%, but not all are endangered yet.
Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the penguin which is most at risk is the Galapagos penguin. It is listed as endangered, and this essentially means it is in danger of extinction within the foreseeable future throughmost of its range.
Currently, the African penguin is also under consideration for being added to this endangered species list.
The Southern Rockhopper is under consideration for being included on the threatened list.
Under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Humboldtpenguin is also listed as endangered.
Under the IUCN listing, the Erect Crested penguin and the Yellow eyed penguin are listed as endangered.
The status of the other penguins is as follows:
- Gentoo penguin - Near threatened
- Magellanic penguin - Near threatened
- Rockhopper penguin - Vulnerable (population declining)
- Macaroni penguin - Vulnerable (population declining)
- Fiordland crested penguin - Vulnerable (population declining)
- Snares Island penguin - Vulnerable (population small but currently stable)
- Royal penguin - (Vulnerable - population still recovering from being exploited in the past)
- Emperor penguin - Least concern (population stable)
- King penguin - Least concern (population stable or increasing)
- Adelie penguin - Least concern (population increasing in some regions, decreasing in others)
- Chinstrap penguin - Least concern
- Fairy penguin - Least concern
For more information and details see sites listed below.
When constricted, the normally round iris of the King Penguin is square. WELTY, J. C. 1982. The Life of Birds. Saunders College Publ., Philadelphia
What structure is The wing of a penguin and the wing of an eagle?
how is the structure of a penguin similar to that of an eagle
What is the purpose of penguins to puff up their feathers?
to keep them warm and to keep water away from they re body
Is a king penguin a herbivores?
Penguins eat fish. Some people consider fish to be meat, others classify it separately.
Yes. In fact there are seventeen different kinds of of the species.
Intresting facts about penguins?
1)The yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho is named for its yellow iris and it's yellow headband. 2)Adults are grey-blue in colour, with a snow-white belly and pink feet. 3)Their chicks are covered in thick, brown fluffy feathers that That will come off between 98 to 120 days. 4)They can live up to 20 years and the oldest recorded bird was over 20. 5)Adults reach around 65 cm in height and weigh around 5 to 5.5 kg. 6)They eat small to medium sized fish such as sprat, red cod, and squid. 7)It is the only penguin species that doesn't become tame. 8)The total number of penguins is estimated to range between 6000-7000.
Why do birds fly into classrooms sometimes?
because there is no air pressure or wind and its in a air conditioned enviorment if they are too warm.
Can all birds fly the same way?
No they are not because there are different birds throughout the world and they might adapt to flight differently.
Birds have different wing-shapes that reflect their flying-style. For example vultures have large squarish wings to get the maximum benefit from thermals, while gulls have long narrow wings to reduce drag and hummingbirds have wings that provide lift on both the down- and up-strokes.
Yes, just like people and animals get tired of running.
Do penguins have natural enemies?
Penguins are prey to the seal but they are also predtor to fish.Penguins are prey to the seal but they are also predator to fish.Penguins are prey to the seal but they are also predator to fish.
What is the name of a penguin with a stripe across its head?
Is the macaroni penguin an endangered animal?
Macaroni penguins are currently not endangered, as there are about 18 million of them living in their natural habitat. However, because theses numbers represent a large decrease of the number of these birds in the past, they are considered threatened.
No, the Emperor Penguin is not extinct. They live on the Antarctic ice, hunting and living in the waters of that general area. The Emperor Penguin is listed on the IUCN Red List with a status of "least concern", but without a population trend posted. For more details, see sites listed below.
