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Penguin Documentary

Everything you need to know about penguin's.

The Major populations of penguins are found in Angola, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Chile, Namibia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Little penguins have 1-3 hatchlings Galapagos penguins have 1-3 as well, and emperor penguins have 1 hatchling

Penguins eat krill (a shrimp-like crustacean in the family Euphausiidae) squids, and fishes. ... Species found farther north tend to eat fishes.But they all eat other forms of sea life they catch

Adélie penguins feed primarily on small krill, while chinstraps forage for large krill.

Emperor and king penguins mainly eat fishes and squids.

the younger are fed by the parents

fun facts

the diffenrent species of penguin

there are 18 species of penguins.

1.Adélie Penguin.

2.African Penguin.

3.Chinstrap Penguin.

4.Emperor Penguin.

5.Erect-Crested Penguin.

6.Fiordland Penguin.

7.Galapagos Penguin.

8.Gentoo Penguin.

9.Humboldt Penguin

10.King Penguin

11.Little (or Blue) Penguin

12.Macaroni Penguin

13.Magellanic Penguin

14.Northern Rockhopper.

15.southern Rockhopper.

16.Royal Penguin

17.Snares Penguin

18.Yellow-eyed Penguin

the body parts of a penguin

this is a photo of the emperor penguin's body parts

the penguin is a flightless bird but it is aquatic

penguins have a lifespan of 20 years:] and little penguins of 6 years:[

the penguins scientific name is spheniscidae

how to recognize and facts

Adélie penguin

RECOGNIZE:you can recognize a adélie penguin by it's white ring around its eyes

FACT:The Adélie penguin got it's name from the French Antarctic explorer, Jules Dumont d'Urville. On discovering these sea birds in 1840 he decided to name them after his beloved wife Adéle. The scientific name for the Adélie penguin is Pygoscelis adeliae. Pygoscelis means "rump-legged", but the genus is better known as 'brush-tailed penguins.

African penguin

RECOGNIZE:you can recognize African penguins by the pink just above there eyes and they have webbed black feet

chinstrap penguin

RECOGNIZE:you can recognize a chinstrap penguin by how they look like they are wearing a bicycle helmet

But they would be dwarfed by the ancient 'mega-penguins'. Fossils recovered from the Antarctic Peninsula reveal that a colossus species of penguin which lived about 37 million years ago may have stood 2m tall and weighed as much as 115 kg.

emperor penguin

RECOGNIZE:you can recognize a emperor penguin by how heavy it is and tall in fact it is the heaviest and the tallest penguin of them all.

FACT:Wild Emperor penguins are only found in Antarctica. They breed and raise their young mostly on "fast ice", a floating platform of frozen ocean which is connected to the land or to ice shelves. From birth, they spend their entire lives in and around the Antarctic ice, although very rarely vagrants have turned up off the coast of New Zealand. Emperors are the biggest of the 18 species of penguin found today, and one of the largest of all birds. They are approximately 120cm tall (about the height of a six year old child) and weigh in at around 40 kg, though their weight does fluctuate dramatically throughout the year.They also have the best swimming ability,can stay underwater the longest,the longest time is 32.2 minutes.

erect-crested penguin

RECOGNIZE:Erect-crested penguins have black backs, faces and throats, sharply demarcated from the white underparts. The large orange-brown bill has prominent pale blue-white skin around the base. Yellow eyebrow stripes start between the nostril and gape and rise obliquely over the red-brown eyes.

FACT:Crested penguins (genus Eudyptes) lay two eggs. The second-laid egg and the subsequent chick is usually the larger of the two and usually the survivor. It typically hatches first or at the same time as the chick from the first-laid egg. The first-laid egg is often kicked out of the nest by the adults prior to hatching time.talk about bad parenting

Fiordland penguin

RECEGNISE:Adult Fiordland crested penguins have dark blue-grey/black upperparts (which turn brown when approaching moult), often darker on the head. A broad yellow eyebrow stripe (crest) starts at the nostril and extends well past the eye, drooping down the neck; 3-6 whitish stripes on the cheeks are displayed when agitated.Oh what smells bad did do that bob the fiordland penguin

FACT:Fiordland crested penguins nest under bushes, between tree roots, or in holes using very little nest-building material. These penguins form loose colonies and sparsely dispersed nesting sites. Some penguin species spend up to 75% of their lives at sea. Fiordland crested penguins occasionally grow barnacles on their tails - an indication that they may be at sea for long periods of time. Crested penguins (genus Eudyptes) lay two eggs. The second-laid egg and the subsequent chick is usually the larger of the two and usually the survivor. It typically hatches first or at the same time as the chick from the first-laid egg. The first-laid egg is often kicked out of the nest by the adults prior to hatching time.

Galapagos Penguin

RECOGNIZE:The majority (approximately 90%) of Galapagos penguins live on and around the islands of Fernandina and Isabela – but are also seen on Santiago, Bartolome, Santa Cruz (northern section) and Floreana. The northern tip of Isabela Island crosses the equator, making Galapagos penguins the only species of penguin to visit the northern hemisphere.

FACT:The Galapagos penguin goes through two molts per year, each lasting about 13 days.

Gentoo Penguin

RECOGNIZE:The gentoo penguin is easily recognized by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head and its bright orange-red bill. It has pale whitish-pink webbed feet and a fairly long tail – the most prominent tail of all penguin species. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts.

FACT:Gentoo penguins are the third largest penguin species, reaching a maximum weight of 17.6 pounds (8 kg).Unlike many other penguin species, gentoo penguins rear two chicks a year opposed to one.

Humboldt Penguin

RECOGNIZE:They have a fleshy-pink base to the bill. Juveniles have dark heads and no breast-band. They have spines on their tongue which they use to hold their prey. Humboldt penguins nest on islands and rocky coasts, burrowing holes in guano and sometimes using scrapes or caves.

FACT:Humboldt penguins come from South America. They get their name from the cold sea current that runs along the west coast of South America from Chile to Peru – and that was named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. These penguins make their home on sandy beaches and rocky coastlines and generally live for between 20 and 25 years.

King Penguin

RECOGNIZE:The gentoo penguin is easily recognized by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head and its bright orange-red bill. It has pale whitish-pink webbed feet and a fairly long tail – the most prominent tail of all penguin species. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts.

FACT: Gentoo penguins are the third largest penguin species, reaching a maximum weight of 17.6 pounds (8 kg).Gentoo penguins have long tails that sweep from side to side as they walk, giving them the most prominent tail of any penguin species.

Little (or Blue) Penguin

RECOGNIZE:they are the smallest penguin of the 18 species and it's blue.

FACT:little penguins are also called fairy penguins.Fairy penguins have bluish-gray eyes. The maximum swimming speed for fairy penguins is about 2.5 kph (1.6 mph). Fairy penguins can breed throughout the year and have the shortest breeding cycle of all penguin species, which lasts about 50 days. Fairy penguins rely on burrows and a nocturnal lifestyle to avoid predators such as swamp harriers, peregrines, gulls, snakes, rats, and lizards.

Macaroni Penguin

RECOGNIZE:you can recognize the macaroni penguin by it's rather large beak and spikey tail

FACT:A Macaroni breeding ground can host anywhere between 100,000 to 3,000,000 breeding couples.Penguins have very distinctive calls and can recognize each other among a whole bunch of noisy penguins…with Macaronis being the loudest.

Magellanic Penguin

RECOGNIZE:Magellanic Penguins have a white stripe around there beak and are rather small

FACT:An unpaired, adult Magellanic penguin makes a braying sound, like a donkey, when looking for a mate.

Northern Rockhopper penguin

RECOGNIZE:the northern Rockhopper penguin looks like he has a white headband on whith pricled hair do not bother reading the southern Rockhopper it is the same thing

FACT:As their name implies, rockhopper penguins have been observed jumping from rock to rock

southern Rockhopper penguin

RECOGNIZE:the northern Rockhopper penguin looks like he has a white headband on whith pricled hair

fACT:As their name implies, rockhopper penguins have been observed jumping from rock to rock

Snares penguin

RECOGNIZE:Snares penguins can be distinguished from Fiordland penguins by a patch of skin at the base of their beaks. The Snares penguin is similarly coloured to other species of penguins, having a black head, back and flippers with a white belly.

FACT:they Nest in muddy, forested areas and on rocky slopes.

yellow-eyed penguin

RECOGNIZE:The yellow-eyed penguin is most easily identified by the band of pale yellow feathers surrounding its eyes and encircling the back of its head.

FACT:Yellow-eyed penguins lay two eggs and parents typically raise both chicks, which can be nearly equal in size. The voice of the yellow-eyed penguin is semi-musical when compared to other penguin calls.

royal penguin

RECOGNIZE:The royal penguin gets its regal title from the distinctive yellow-orange plumes that start at the forehead and run along the sides and top of the head.At first glance, the royal penguin might be mistaken for the macaroni penguin, a species that has similar yellow crested feathers on the head.

>FACT:Crested penguins (genus Eudyptes) lay two eggs. The second-laid egg and the subsequent chick is usually the larger of the two and usually the survivor. It typically hatches first or at the same time as the chick from the first-laid egg. The first-laid egg is often kicked out of the nest by the adults prior to hatching time. The royal penguin was once considered a subspecies of the macaroni penguin.

Fun facts

The origin of the word "penguin" has been a subject of debate. Researchers' and historians' theories range from references to the amount of fat (penguigo in Spanish and pinguis in Latin) penguins possess to the claim that the word was derived from two Welsh words meaning "white head." The most agreed-upon explanation is that "penguin" was used as a name for the now-extinct great auk, which the modern-day penguin resembles and for which it was mistaken,penguins toboggan on their bellies mostly for travel because it is faster than walking,most penguins walk at 3.2km per hour.

A group of penguins in the water is called a raft but on land they're called a waddle!

The black and white tuxedo look donned by most penguin species is a clever camouflage called countershading.

Penguins may huddle together for several reasons.This behavior helps these birds protect themselves from predators. In frigid habitats, huddling helps penguins retain warmth.

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