Penguins are‚ in one word‚ clumsy. They fall over constantly as if they were newborns learning how to walk on their own. This can be observed by watching a video of penguins interacting with their environment. They topple over onto the hard rocks‚and right themselves without any issues. It is easy to wonder if the animal is okay after tumbling off a cliff‚ and they usually are. The keys to their success are their unusually sturdy bones and fat bodies. Since they are flightless birds‚ penguins
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Antarctic Penguins Though penguins are assumed to be native to the South Pole‚ only four of the seventeen species have evolved the survival adaptations necessary to live and breed in the Antarctic year round. The physical features of the Adelie‚ Chinstrap‚ Gentoo‚ and Emperor penguins equip them to withstand the harshest living conditions in the world. Besides these four species‚ there are a number of others‚ including the yellow feathered Macaroni penguin and the King penguin that visit the Antarctic
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Snares penguin‚ also known as the Snares crested penguin and Snares Island penguin‚ is a penguin native to a group of islands‚ called the Snares‚ in New Zealand. The penguin can be anywhere between 50-70 cm tall and weigh 2.5-4 kg. Like any penguin‚ it has a white belly and a black back and wings‚ but one of its most distinguishing features are its bright yellow eyebrowstripes. These eyebrow-stripes extend across above the eyes and flair out from the sides of its head. The Snares penguin also
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Emperor penguins Emperor penguin on iceberg alley in the Vestfold Hills (Photo: Peter Hargraves) Scientific name: Aptenodytes forsteri Physical description and related species Emperor penguins are truly amazing birds. They not only survive the Antarctic winter‚ but they are capable of breeding during the worst weather conditions on earth. Our research aims to learn more about the penguins themselves (how they live‚ where they go‚ what they do‚ and what they need to survive)‚ and how human
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the documentary "March of the Penguins" by Luc Jacquet A Penguin’s life has never been easy‚ the documentary done by the direction of Luc Jacquet was all about the survival and love engulfing the life of penguins. Their expedition of survival and love starts with a trip to their breeding ground that takes up to 70 miles from their resting place. At start‚ there will only be one penguin that will be walking‚ this would be the Emperor Penguin. Then after‚ other penguins will follow. Researchers involved
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and dust‚ the sunlights energy is also spread across a large area therefore there is a large surface area to volume ratio. Emperor penguins have behavioural‚ physiological and structural adaptations that allow them to adapt to the environment around them. Land This means that the Antarctica can reach down to temperatures of -50°C and as high as the Emperor penguins have adapted to
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About the African Penguin The African Penguin‚ Spheniscus demersus‚ is also called the Blackfoot penguin and the Jackass penguin. This penguin is found off the coast of Southern Africa. Penguins are birds that cannot fly‚ but penguins swim very well and spend most of their lives in the sea. African penguins can swim at a speed of about 4.3 to 15 miles per hour (7-24 kph). This bird got its name from the donkey- or jackass-like sounds that it makes. Anatomy: African Penguins are about 2 feet (60
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“from ‘The Amazing Penguin Rescue’” by Lauren Tarshis‚ and the two articles “The Amazing Penguin Race” by Dyan deNapoli and “Update on Penguin Rescue Efforts From Oil Spill in South Atlantic” each addressed the reactions of the penguins to an oil spill and the rescue efforts. After the cargo freighter Treasure collided with a massive reef and sundered releasing 1‚300 tons of oil‚ tens of thousands of African penguins were at risk. The results were 20‚000 petrified and oiled penguins that were in need
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Abstract This research paper contains facts about the African Penguin. I obtained these facts through several websites regarding this animal and some reports written by people who study them for a living. This paper discusses how the African Penguin arrived to Africa‚ its characteristics and body features regarding its ability to swim underwater. It also talks about how it spends most of its life and how they mate and breed. These penguins have a hard life‚ they have many predators and in this paper
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Effects of Global Warming Penguins‚ Disease‚ Health Global warming is a very popular topic of conversation worldwide. People have speculated wildly about the causes‚ effects and solutions. Although global warming does not affect my life now‚ it is a danger that could impact the lives of my children. Global warming is defined as an increase in the average temperature of the earth ’s atmosphere that is theorized to contribute to climatic change and rising sea levels due to heat trapped by greenhouse
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