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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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Why do African Penguins live in the Arctic?
No Penguin lives in the Arctic the Arctic is North. African Penguins do not live in the Arctic or Antarctica. They live in Africa.
Why do penguins stay in groups?
Penguins stay in groups, not only to stay warm via each others' body heat, but to reduce the risk of being attacked. this intimidates the prey, or if that doesn't work, they can disperse, confusing the attacking animal and making it hard to focus only on one penguin.
How tall are emperor penguins and how much do they way?
The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica . The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 122 cm (48 in) in height and weighing anywhere from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb). The dorsal side and head are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches.
Do penguins hold their egg in between their legs?
The male penguins hold their eggs between their legs near their feet.
Tom32397 says:
Yes they do this to keep it warm and protect it. The male penguin hold the egg while he is holding it the mother goes out to get fish for the penguin when it gets back once it has hatched. After the penguin is born the parent continues to hold the penguin because it has not yet developed enough feathers to warm itself and sustain itself on its own.
Curious question ('Meanest to who or what, and in what respect??') Highly unlikely to come across a 'mean, nasty Penguin' as such, though, only one species actually nurtures their adolescent chicks!! (The Gentoo)
All other species, just about disregard their offspring when they are no longer 'Chicks' apart from, the Gentoo, which does continue to nurture 'Teenagers' as it were? Does that make the other 16 species 'Mean' as such? I doubt that's a term that correctly applies!!
What are some adaptations for king penguins?
- There are 17 species of penguin
- They all live in the Southern Hemisphere
- They have normal feathers just tightly compact
- When a Galapagos penguin goes on shore, it covers its feet with its flippers to stop it getting sunburned.
- Penguins are black and white for camouflage- when a predator looks below them, they see the black back, which resembles the bottom of the sea, and when they look above they see white which is the colour of the sky or ice from down below.
- Penguins have tails for balance and a gland near the tail produces an oily substance which penguins then spread around their body in a process called 'preening'.
- Penguins have webbed feet which help them propel themselves through the water as well as flippers doing that.
- When penguins feed their chicks, they eat their food and regurgitate it for their chick so it is easier for them to eat.
If you want anymore facts then just ask Toniwainwright
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Has a penguin got a small area of volume ratio?
Yes, the larger the surface area to volume ration the more the heat loss is, therefore, they've got smaller surface area to volume ration.
Where does water spend most of its time?
it doesn't really stay in one place, because when your mums in my bed room she's constantly dripping over me.
What is the Gaelic for penguin?
Scottish Gaelic for the Welsh name Penguin (Pen = head and Gwyn corrupted to 'guin' = White) Hence; Pen Gwyn = Penguin = 'Whitehead' is 'Ceann-fionn'
Directly translated to the original Welsh, which is; Pengwin, the correct form in Welsh (Cymraeg)
Sorry to be so boring!!
Is it illegal to hunt penguins?
Actually they are not a protected species.
I know people that are going on a trip near the Arctic Circle to hunt and kill a polar bear. Each. And for the money they're paying they'll most assuredly get one even if they have to track one by helicopter.
They don't eat the meat just simply send it to a taxidermist to have it stuffed.
Yes
penguin can't walk backwards :P
t's heavy weight and it's short wings and legs which makes it to lose its flying ability and to reduce its running and walking speed on land respectively.
and it's advantage is that it's feet and the small sized wings which makes it to swim faster in water. And when the penguin jumps from the shore into the water it's weight pulls it downwards which helps the penguin accelerated downwards making the work of the wings halved.this helps in deep underwater diving for the penguin.....
What bird species is found almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere?
The term "Southern Hemisphere" refers to the part of Earth which is south of the equator. Some examples of birds found only here include the Black-Backed Gull, the King Cormorant and the Shy Albatross.
How tall was the tallest emporer penguin?
The emperor penguin is the largest of 17 species of penguin at 1.15 m (45 in.) tall. It is also the only animal to inhabit the open ice of Antarctica during the winter.
They face wind chills as cold as -60°C (-76°F) and blizzards of 200 km/h (124 mph). Despite such harsh conditions, emperor penguins spend their entire lives on the ice or in the surrounding waters of Antarctica.
To survive in this severely frigid climate, emperor penguins are equipped with several special adaptations. Four layers of scale-like feathers protect them from icy winds and provide a waterproof coat. The penguins can store large amounts of fat which insulates their bodies while also serving as a long-lasting energy source.
