Penguins

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Penguins
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Adelie Penguins
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Adelie Penguin Facts

• Adelie penguins are the smallest of the penguins
  living on the Antarctica continent.
• They are about 28 inches tall and weigh about 8
  to 9 lbs.
• They have a white belly with a black head and
  back. They have a white ring around the eye.
  Feathers cover most of the short beak.
• They don't drink water but eat snow.

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Adelie Penguins
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King Penguins
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King Penguin Facts

• The king penguin, second in size only to the huge
  emperor penguin, is one of the biggest birds
  around.
• The king penguin runs with its feet and doesn't
  hop while on land!
• They live on the coasts of the Antarctic islands.
  
• King penguins do not build nests, but tuck their
  single egg under their bellies while resting it
  on their feet! Mother and father penguin take
  turns keeping the egg warm in the cold.

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King Penguins
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Black Footed Penguin
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Black Footed Penguin Facts

• Black-footed Penguins weigh about 6.5 pounds and
  grow to height of 28 inches.
• The body of the Black-footed Penguin is shaped
  like a bowling pin and its feet are webbed.
• Of all eighteen species of penguins recognized in
  the world, the Black-footed Penguins are the only
  ones found in warm southern and southwestern
  Africa.
• The Black Footed penguin is known to eat
  twenty-five species of fish, eighteen species of
  crustaceans, three species of squid, and one
  species of polychaete. Forty-two percent of its
  diet is made up of fish.

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Black Footed Penguins
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Emperor Penguin
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Emperor Penguin Facts

• Emperor penguins are the largest of the 17
  species of penguins.
• They spend their entire lives on the cold
  Antarctic ice and in its waters.
• The father balances the egg on his feet and
  covers it with his belly, a very warm layer of
  feathered skin designed to keep the egg cozy. The
  father stands up for about 65 days and they eat
  nothing that whole time.
• The Emperor Penguin stands about 4 ft tall and
  weighs between 44 to 99 lb.

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Macaroni Penguins
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Macaroni Penguins

• They stand about 28 inches tall and weigh 11 to
  13 lbs.
• The egg is kept warm by the father and the mother
  in long shifts. The egg usually hatches within 33
  to 37 days.
• Macaroni Penguins eat a variety of crustaceans,
  squid and fish.
• Macaroni Penguins live in Antarctic and
  subantarctic regions of the world.
• Macaroni Penguins usually kick the first-laid egg
  out of the nest soon after the second egg is laid
  and only one egg ever hatches.

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Penguins

• All penguins are birds, mostly black and white.
  Any penguin you see is a beautiful sight!