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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.
4,194 Questions
How do penguins keep themselves warm in cold water?
Just like whales, penguins have a layer of fat under their skin called "blubber". Overtop of this they are covered with fluffy "down" feathers and overtop of those they have their outer feathers which overlap to seal in warmth. Penguins rub oil from a gland onto their feathers to help make them waterproof and windproof.
Are there penguins in the Arctic?
Penguins live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, mainly in Antarctica. There are no penguins living in the Arctic.
How long can emperor penguins stay under water for?
Penguins DON'T breathe under water. Penguins breathe with lungs, and need to surface regularly to breathe. While diving, they simply hold their breath.
Suggest how huddling helps the penguins to keep warm in extreme cold?
The penguins each take turns to go in the middle of the 'waddling circle' so that the circle of penguins around them warm the middle one with their body heat.
How did the penguin get its name?
There is a penguin called royal, and it is one of the biggest breeds of penguin
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Why do penguins like the cold weather?
penguins do not like the cold, they are just use to the weather, and how it feels
How do penguins keep warm in the cold?
Penguins are able to survive the cold because they have a variety of unique adaptations:
- Penguins have a thick layer of fat underneath the skin which helps to store energy.
- This thick layer of fat also insulates them.
- 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 cold wind when they are on land.
- Their body shape is also streamlined for rapid swimming and effective diving.
- Penguin wings, which are really flippers, and their feet are prone to losing a lot of heat because they are less well insulated. However, this problem is minimised because the muscles that operate their feet and flippers are not located deeper in the warmer, protected regions of the penguin's body. Long tendons move their feet and flippers, so it doesn't matter when the feet and flippers get too cold as they can still be operated normally.
- 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.
- Many species of penguins huddle together for warmth, and the eggs are incubated on the penguins' feet, where they get constant warmth.
- Penguins have also developed muscles inside the warmer parts of their body to control their feet by attached tendons. This allows the feet to be able to withstand temperatures just above freezing while heated by blood flow entering the flippers.
Incidentally, not all penguins live in freezing temperatures. Some are found as far north as the Galapagos Islands.
A penguin doesn't know how to slide, it doesn't slide at all infact. Many people are mistaken by penguins. PENGUINS DO NOT SLIDE !!! THEY LIE ON THEIR BELLYS AND PUSH BACK WITH THEIR FLIPPERS THAT IS NOT CALLED SLIDING!!! penguins can travell like that for as fast as 60 KM/H!!!!
Can penguins only swim in cold water?
Salt. There maybe some obscure breed of penguin I am not thinking of that lives in fresh, but most of the ones you see in zoos and tv are salt.
How long can penguins stay in water for?
A penguin can stay underwater for about 15 minutes and go to a depth of 1700 feet.
no, some penguins live in places that aren't very cold, for example, the south African penguin lives in south Africa, and 5 species of penguin live in south America, the northmost place you can find a penguin is on the galapagos islands
How long can a penguin hold its breath underwater?
The most recent research (2013) from the University of California indicates that the Emperor Penguin can remain underwater for up to 27 minutes. This is longer than any other species of penguin.
Their tail is really fast but with human arms it makes it go speed boost
Why have penguins become good swimmers?
Penguins are flightless birds.
On land penguins waddle around because of their short legs but in water.......... They are SO fast.
Penguins swim fast because of their stream lined body and their strong flippers. When they swim they are like torpedoes shooting through the water.
Who are the assistant captains for the penguins?
The Captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins is Sidney Crosby. The assistant Captain for the Pittsburgh penguins Evengi Malkn.
What initially made penguins the preferred pet of eskimo?
Penguins are not native to the Arctic regions where Eskimos traditionally reside, so they would not have been a preferred pet for Eskimos. Additionally, penguins are not domesticated animals and have specific environmental and dietary needs that would be difficult to meet in the Arctic. It is more likely that Eskimos would have preferred domesticated animals like dogs for companionship and assistance with hunting and transportation.
Why do Emperor penguins breed during Antarctic winter?
These animals breed on Antarctica because there are no land animals there to prey on this reproductive process. In order to hatch their young as soon as the sun rises, in about October, and fledge them to a state of independence before the sun sets in about March, the winter breeding season is part of their survival life cycle.
How does penguins huddle together closely during winter help the animal?
They huddle together, keeping their backs to the wind. They keep shuffling and moving is a circle, so those on the outside (suffering the cold) will eventually change with those in the warmer centre of the huddle.
How does streamline body help the penguin to swim faster?
Streamlining (whether it is in a bird, fish, airplane, car, etc) reduces drag. Less drag permits greater speed at the same energy expenditure.
