Are penguin a bird or a mammal?
Mammals are warm blooded, bear live young, nurse their young, and have hair (of some sort ) at least at some time in their lives.
Penguins are animals, BUT not mammals. They are birds, although they swim rather than fly. Birds have feathers (although the penguins' are furry-like in feel) and lay eggs. Like mammals, birds have a backbone and are warm-blooded.
Some mammals do lay eggs, like the Platypus, or the spiny echidna. But most bear live young.
Why is adelie penguins endangered?
Penguins are an endangered species because they live in the South Pole since they need snow to survive. As a result of global warming, all the snow is melting, causing the penguin population to decrease.
What are African penguins predators?
Predators of African Penguins include sharks, cape fur seals and killer whales.On land their egg sand chicks fall prey to mongoose, Genet, cats, dogs and kelp gulls.
What do penguins do to protect their eggs?
The mother sits on the egg until it is time to collect food, then the father will sit on the egg to keep it warm between his feet, hence why they waddle, until the mother returns, when they will switch roles again or until the other is ready.
Only in captivity.
Remember that penguins only occur in the wild on the southern hemisphere.
(This is why polar bears and penguins will never meet. Polar bears are only found in the north).
Are there more than one species of Emperor Penguins?
Macaroni Penguins are in fact more numerous than Emperor Penguins.
Are penguins going to be extinct soon?
Since penguins are not hunted, and their habitats are protected, most species are not endangered. This can happen, however, due to localized climate changes, increased predation by birds or sea lions, or such things as genetic weaknesses (e.g. thickness of egg shells).
Does a penguin eat fish of fries?
Yes, it's defintely possible. After all, penguins eat fish, and the fish they eat are bigger than goldfish. I would not, however, advise feeding your pet goldfish to penguins at the zoo. Or even worse, unleashing your pet penguin at the goldfish exhibit.
Why do penguins steal other penguins eggs?
Sometimes. If a mother penguin (Like an Emperor or King that only lays one egg) loses her baby before the male comes back (The egg hatches before the mother comes home from her journey), she may try to steal a living chick from other mothers.
How fast can a penguin walk with an egg?
3/4 of what it normally an beause it waddles everywhere so it doesn't change much
sea lions eat sea gulls, manatees, and walruses during the 2 weeks before hibernation.in winter they eat camels, and Bengal leopards.during summer they eat human.JK. but yeah they do eat sea gulls.
How much does a penguin need to eat?
depending how much food it eats, because that's how they get their water
What does an Adelie Penguin look like?
An emperor penguin is black, white and gray with two yellow patches by its face. Babies are gray with white and black heads.
emperor penguins are the biggest penguin of all.their body is black and their tummy is white and their neck is orange and yellow.they have black eyes and a black head.
over 3 1/2 feet tall
black, white stomach
The emperor penguin has a white fury belly. It also includes a black face, tail, feet, beak, fins and back. It has two yellow lines running down to the end of it's neck. the shape of the emperor penguins body looks like a 3D oval with a tail
fins head, beak and feet.
In what year did the Galapagos penguin become endangered?
The Galapagos Turtles are not actually endangered. They are just vunerable. They used to be endangered when the introduction of predators, grazers by humans, and hunter caused their populations fell. In 1946, the Euadorian government listed them a protected species. In 1970 it was illegal to export the tortoises. In 1971, it was illegal to in any way affect a natural object in the National Park.
What types of plants do penguins eat?
Most penguin species are found in Antarctica where no trees grow.
Yes, the Emperor Penguin is. It is the tallest and heaviest of the penguins. A link is provided. If you haven't seen the documentary "March of the Penguins" yet, find it and watch it. It is breathtaking. Consider the life of the bird and what it took to make the film as you watch.
What is the little blue penguins climate?