PENGUINS!!

There are 17 different penguin species AF

The emperor penguin stands at 4 feet tall and weighs 70-90 pounds. RP

The king penguin is the second largest penguin. RP

Leopard seals are the penguins main predators.CC

Penguins eat fish.M.F Penguin bone found in dirt maybe 1000000 years old. G.D

Penguins have to walk 50 miles to get to the ocean. JM

There are 17 known species of penguins. However some penguins have nick-names which is why some scientists classify them into 18 species. Penguins aren't only found in Antarctica, they can also be found in South America, Africa, and the Galapagos Islands. Penguins spend about 75% of their lives in the water swimming and searching for food. penguin means "featherless diver" - DL

The Spheniscus Demersus may be known as African, Jackass, or Blackfoot. TM Penguin's main diet is fish and krill. JR.

penguins do not blink. T.I Aptenodytes are the largest most colorful penguins, with bright orange and yellow. N.S

Emperor penguins live so far south that the sun never rises for 3 months. TM

Penguins dont jump,they BOUNCE!!!! DL

Penguins are very territorial, so territorial in fact that they space their nests apart almost one meter per nest. S.C

Adelies can hold their breath for 6 min. NSAdult Adelies are about 70 cm tall. NS =Penguin population have decreased by 9000 penguins JR = = = =there may be as many as 100,000,000 penguins in the world= = = =The site where the movie March of the Penguins was filmed is among the northernmost of all Emperor Penguin colonies. TM=

The most feared predator of the emperor penguins are the leopard seals, one of the most dangerous predators of the antarctic S.C

Not all penguins have to be black and white some penguins are blonde, some are plain white, and some are plain white. S.F

Adelie Penguins can dive 150m deep. They live to be 15-20 years old J.S

=All penguins have: = =  -wings for swimming but they cannot use them to fly = =  -feathers like all birds = =  -blubber (fat) to help them stay warm = =  -bills with a hook to help them catch fish and other seafood TM =

Penguin mothers lay one or two eggs in a nest. The nest can be a burrow,under the ground, a circle made of stones or a nest of grasses.The penguin father and mother takes turns hatching. BM

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