Penguin

PENGUINS ARE FLIGHTLESS BIRDS, THEY ARE MORE LIKE AQUATIC ANIMALS. BECAUSE
THEY SPEND HALF THEIR TIME IN THE OCEAN AND THE OTHER HALF ON LAND . IN
GENERAL, THEY LIVE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT
THEY CAN ONLY LIVE IN COLD PLACES, BECAUSE PENGUINS ARE ALSO FOUND IN THE
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, WHICH IS A TROPICAL AREA. THERE ARE 16 SPECIES OF
PENGUINS IN THE WORLD, ONE OF WHICH IS THE EMPEROR PENGUIN ( APTENODYTES
FORSTERI ) WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE LARGEST PENGUIN .

PENGUINS HAVE VARIOUS BODY SIZES DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES . THE LARGEST
PENGUIN, THE EMPEROR PENGUIN, CAN REACH A SIZE OF 1.1 M AND WEIGH 35 KG OR
MORE. THE SMALLEST PENGUIN, THE LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN, CAN REACH A SIZE OF 40
CM AND WEIGH 1 KG. SEVERAL OTHER SPECIES SUCH AS THE KING PENGUIN, GENTOO
PENGUIN, MAGELLANIC PENGUIN AND YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN ARE BETWEEN THESE
SIZES.

THE HEAD OF A PENGUIN RESEMBLES THAT OF A BIRD WITH A BEAK IN FRONT OF IT AND
EYES ON BOTH SIDES OF ITS HEAD . THEY HAVE TWO WINGS THAT FUNCTION LIKE
FLIPPERS THAT HELP THEM TO SWIM. THEIR FEET ARE SIMILAR TO DUCK FEET, THIS ALSO
HELPS THEM IN THE WATER. THEY HAVE A WIDE AND SHORT TAIL. THE TAIL AND WINGS
HELP THEM TO MAINTAIN BALANCE WHEN THEY ARE WALKING ON THE GROUND . THEIR
INNER BODY COLOR IS WHITE AND THEIR BACK COLOR IS DARK (USUALLY BLACK). THIS
TURNS OUT TO BE A DISGUISE THAT PROTECTS THEM FROM PREDATORS WHEN THEY ARE
UNDERWATER.

GEBY EVARINA
VIII-B