Bird Orange/yellow beak or black Black feet Black back, wings, and head White breast feathers.
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• Bird• Orange/yellow
beak or black• Black feet• Black back, wings,
and head• White breast
feathers
• Krill• Fish• Squid• Crustaceans
( Rock crabs and shrimp )
• At sea• On ice• Half of their life
on sea and half on land
• Parts of Africa, Australia, and, South America
• There are 17 different kinds of penguins
• Penguins can’t breathe underwater
• Wings morphed into flippers
• Torpedo-shaped bodies allow them to swim fast.
• Babies must be kept warm in their parents broad patch
• Eggs may be white to bluish or greenish
• They lay eggs spring through summer
• They have 1 or 2 eggs per year
• They often mate every 50 days
• Feet pressed tightly against tail to aid in steering.
• Under the skin there is a layer of blubber/fat that keeps them warm.
• Penguins have heavy solid bones that help them float lower in the water
• Penguins are the only birds who migrate by swimming
• The World of Penguins, Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1988
• World Book, 2004, P15, p.239• www.National Geographic\ Kids. Com• www.gma.org\surfing\antartica\pengui
ns• www.Kingpenguin.com
Yeah, Where’s
my mama?