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Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae ( / sfɪˈnɪsɪdiː, - daɪ /) of the order Sphenisciformes ( / sfɪˈnɪsəfɔːrmiːz / ). [4] They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is found north of the Equator.
- African Penguin
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as...
- King Penguin
The king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) is the second...
- Galápagos Penguin
The Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin...
- Gentoo Penguin
The gentoo penguin (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ n t uː / JEN-too) (Pygoscelis...
- Little Penguin
The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) is a species of penguin...
- View History
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- Flightless Birds
King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Penguins are a...
- Emperor Penguin
The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest...
- Aptenodytes
Etymology. The name "Aptenodytes" is a composite of Ancient...
- List of Sphenisciformes by Population
Species that can no longer be included in a list of this...
- African Penguin
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All penguins have a white belly and a dark, mostly black, back. This is a type of camouflage to keep them safe when they swim because it makes them blend in with their background. The white and black colors make an effect called countershading. While a predatorlooking from below sees the white belly and wings of a swimming penguin, it can't see the...
Most penguins lay two eggs per year but emperor penguins lay only one. After the penguins mate, the mother lays her egg or eggs and soon goes to the ocean to eat. The father and mother take turns keeping the eggs warm and the chicks warm after hatching. The parent on baby duty has nothing to eat. Parent penguins call to find each other amongst the ...
There are 15–20 living species of penguins. The white-flippered penguin is today generally considered a subspecies of the little penguin. It is still unclear if the royal penguin is a subspecies of the macaroni penguin. Scientists are also uncertain whether rockhopper penguinsare one, two, or three species. King penguins live up to 25 years.
Penguins in a zoo in the NetherlandsA Humboldt penguinswimming underwaterA colony of Adelie penguins in AntarcticaLittle penguins in a zoo in Melbourne, Australiapenguin, (order Sphenisciformes), any of 18–21 species of flightless marine birds that live only in the Southern Hemisphere. The majority of species live not in Antarctica but rather between latitudes 45° and 60° S, where they breed on islands.
There are approximately 17 to 19 penguin species that live primarily in the Southern Hemisphere. Learn about the ways WWF works to protect endangered species, including the penguin and conserve a future where people live in harmony with nature.
Penguins are flightless seabirds that live almost exclusively below the equator. Some island-dwellers can be found in warmer climates, but most—including emperor, adélie, chinstrap, and gentoo ...
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