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Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are an order of flightless birds living in the southern hemisphere. They are not, contrary to popular belief, only found in cold climates, such as Antarctica. Many species live as far north as the Galapagos Islands and will occasionally cross the equator while feeding.

Penguins like to stay and move within large groups. Most penguins live off krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife that they catch while swimming underwater. They spend half of their life time on land and half in the oceans.

The largest species is the Emperor Penguin: adults average about 1.1 meter tall and mass 30 or more kilograms. The smallest penguin species is the Little Blue Penguin (also known as the Fairy Penguin), which is typically 35 to 40 cm tall and 1 kilogram. Generally larger penguins retain heat better and thus inhabit colder regions, while smaller penguins are found in temperate or even tropical climates.

Adaptation
Penguins are superbly adapted to an aquatic life. Their wings have become flippers, useless for flight in the air; in the water, however, penguins are astonishingly agile. Within the smooth plumage a layer of air is preserved, ensuring buoyancy. This is the reason a chain of air bubbles stretches behind a diving penguin. The air layer also helps insulate the bird in the icy waters of the Antarctic. The plumage of penguins in tropical and temperate zones is much thinner.

On land, they use their tails and wings to maintain balanced. When there is an emergency, they would drop to the ground immediately and stretch their wings start to creep fast on snow. Sometimes they even can slide down a slope using their tails and wings to control directions.

All penguins have a white underside and a dark (mostly black) upperside. This is for camouflage. A predator looking up from below (such as a Killer Whale or a Leopard Seal) has difficulty distinguishing between a white penguin belly and the reflective water surface.

Diving penguins reach 6 to 12 km/h, though there are reports about velocities of 27 km/h (which are probably realistic in the case of precipitate flight). The small penguins don't usually dive deep. Their prey is caught near the surface, and most dives are only one or two minutes in duration. They can dive deep in case of need, however: the large Emperor Penguin has been recorded reaching a depth of 267 metres and staying down for 18 minutes.

On land, penguins are clumsy. They either waddle on their feet or slide on their belly across the snow. However, they can actually run as fast or faster than most humans. They slide on their stomachs, called "tobogganing", to conserve energy and move relatively fast at the same time.

Penguins have an excellent sense of hearing. Their eyes are adapted for underwater vision, and are their primary means of locating prey and avoiding predators; in air, conversely, they are nearsighted. Their sense of smell has not been researched so far.

Taxonmony

Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae

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Penguin
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Australia Advances - CSIRO Publishing
Penguins in Peril

Penguin
0.621MB AVI View Movie
Esende Homepage
Penguins at Kangaroo Island

Emperor Penguin
Streaming RAM View Movie
National Geographic - Creature Feature Archive
Video of Emperor Penguins

Penguin
Streaming RAM View Movie
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
African penguin Video

Gentoo penguin
Streaming RAM View Movie
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Gentoo penguin Video

Penguin
Streaming RAM View Movie
National Geographic
Penguins in Lazarev Bay

King Penguin
Streaming RM View Movie
PBS
King Penguins

Penguin
Streaming RM View Movie
PBS
Discover the incredible variety of penguins throughout the world.

Penguin
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PBS
Penguins - flightless wonders

Penguin
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Silhouette of flock of penguins walking at sunset / Patagonia, Argentina
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Emperor Penguin
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Emperor penguin sliding across ice on stomach / Antarctica
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Jackass Penguin
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jackass penguins looking up + panting near water
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Penguin
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baby emperor penguin sitting under mother's stomach
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Penguin
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Large flock of emperor penguins huddling during snowstorm
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Penguin
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three emperor penguins walking in line
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Penguin
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Flock of emperor penguins walking in line + sliding on stomachs
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Emperor Penguin
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Emperor penguin sliding across ice on stomach
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King penguin
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BBC Nature: Wildfacts
King penguin Video

Penguin
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FotoSearch.com
Penguin hopping down stairs

Penguin
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Nautilus Productions
Penquin Video Clip

Penguin
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Penguin swimming underwater - Galapagos

Penguin
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Penguin waddling along

King Penguin
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R&C Photography
King Penguins at Gold Harbor South Georgia

King Penguin
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R&C Photography
King pair with first egg at Gold Harbor South Georgia

Gentoo penguin
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R&C Photography
Sunrise Gentoos and Kings Gold Harbor South Georgia

Chinstrap Penguin
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R&C Photography
Chinstrap Chasing Adelie Chick South at Orkney Islands

Macaroni Penguin
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R&C Photography
Macaroni Chick at Cooper Island

Macaroni Penguin
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R&C Photography
Macaroni Chick 2 at Cooper Island

Adelie Penguin
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R&C Photography
Adelie Nesting at Paulet Island

Emperor Penguin
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R&C Photography
Emperor Penguin clip

Yellow-eyed Penguin
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Yellow-eyed Penguin porpoising; Video by Ross Silcock, Stewart Island, Nov 1999

Gentoo Penguin
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OceanFootage.com
Gentoo Penguin Feeds Small Chick

Jackass Penguin
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OceanFootage.com
Jackass Penguin

Penguin
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OceanFootage.com
Penguin At Surface Dives

Penguin
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OceanFootage.com
Penguin Swims At Surface

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