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What is the function of the Penguins flipper?

To hold its testicals


How can penguins dive so deep?

Penguins have a fairly large lung capacity,allowing them to hold their breath for a certain period of time.


How long do penguins hold their breath?

Penguins can hold their breath underwater for an average of around 5-10 minutes, although some species have been known to stay submerged for up to 20 minutes. Their ability to hold their breath for extended periods helps them hunt for food while swimming.


How many teeth do penguins have?

Penguins have no teeth. However, there are jagged plates inside their beaks which looks a bit like teeth, and help them to hold on to slippery fish. But these aren't teeth by anatomical definition. They grow in a different manner, and are attached to the animal in a different manner. Like other birds, they have a beak and swallow their food whole. Gravel in the muscular gizzard grinds up the food to aid digestion, taking the place of chewing. Most of their food is small fish, squid, krill and other small crustaceans. Penguins feed their babies by coughing up partly digested food into the eager babies gaping mouth. Some penguins completely digest the food first, while others just store the food in their stomach and deliver the tiny food items whole.


What are some interesting facts about penguins?

Did you know that the penguin first appeared 40 million years ago in the east part of Europe when it was still the Ice Age? They are order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae, they eat krill, fish and squid, the largest is the emperor, and the smallest is the little blue, some prehistoric ones may have been as tall, or weighed as much as a human. ----Penguins can swim 15 miles per hourThere are at least 18 species of penguinsHowever only seven species are actually found in AntarcticaPenguins mate for lifeA group of penguins can be called a colony or a rookeryPenguins cannot swim backwards (yeah, who knew?)Penguins can hold their breaths for six minutes underwaterA group of penguins on land is a waddle. The nesting group is a rookery. A group of babies is a creche. A group on water is a raft. And a group of penguins in a bar is known as a Morty.to be continued about the penguins