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PENGUINS
BY: KYLE RODE
BASIC INFORMATION
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PENGUINS ARE A TYPE OF BIRD.
Population:2.5 million pairs
Location: Antarctic region
Size: About 30 inches tall
Weight:11 pounds
Diet: Fish, krill, & other small crustaceans
Nests: Circle mounds of small stones
Adaptation
• Their wings, shaped like flippers, help them
fly/swim underwater at speeds up to 15 mph. They
also can dive underwater very well.
• Penguins feathers overlap to provide waterproofing.
• There coat of black and white helps them to blend
in and stay camouflage from predators.
HABITAT
• Penguins generally live on islands and in the cold, (ex. North
Pole).
• Some species spend as much as 75% of their lives at sea.
• Penguin species are found on every continent in the Southern
Hemisphere, deep inside the Antarctic Circle.
FOOD CHAIN
• Penguins eat Krill, Fish, Squid, and some times
Rock Crabs.
• Penguins get eaten by Polar Bears, Foxes, Sharks,
Killer Whales, Leopard Seal, And Pampas Cats.
How Do Humans Impact Penguins
• Humans used to hunt penguins back in the old days,
They used the penguins for cooking fuel, but as seal
populations declined they substituted it for seal oil.
• They capture penguins and keep them reserved in zoo’s
and such.
• People also like penguins because the cute and fluffy, so
they made movies about it such as happy feet.
Types Of Penguins
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Emperor Penguins
Adelie Penguins
Chinstrap Penguins
King Penguins
Rockhopper Penguins
Gentoo Penguins
Macaroni Penguins
Royal Penguins
Fairy Penguins
• Magellanic Penguins
• Galapagos Penguins
Population
• The penguin species with the highest population is
the Macaroni penguin with 11,654,000 pairs. The
species with the lowest population is the
endangered Galapagos penguin with between
6,000-15,000 Penguins.
Help!!
• The penguins need our help, the earth temperature is rising fast. The
ice is melting and that means less habitat and the loss of food, such as
shrimp-like krill.
• Defenders of Wildlife is working with leaders on Capitol Hill and
elsewhere to stop global warming and save penguins and their habitat.
• In addition to global warming and natural predation by sharks,
leopard seals, sea lions and fur seals, other threats to penguins
include impacts on habitat due to oil spills, construction,
destruction of habitat due to competition with humans for food
and illegal egg harvesting.