Transcript Slide 1

Penguin Diversity
What is adaptation?
“the way animals and plants become better at living in their
habitat”
• Adaptations allow animals and plants to live successfully in
their habitat.
• Animals and plants that live in different habitats need different
adaptations.
What do you
know about
penguins?
Cannot fly
Are birds and
have feathers
Penguins
Eat fish, squid
and crustaceans
(like krill)
Young
penguins are
called chicks
Warm blooded
(like mammals)
Live in the Southern
Hemisphere
Are very good
swimmers
There are 18
different species
of penguin
Staying warm
Emperor penguin
Gentoo penguin
Movement – on land
Magellanic penguin
Emperor penguin
Movement – in water
King penguin
Gentoo penguin
Effective hunting
Emperor penguin
Avoiding Predators
Looking up
Looking down
We will now look at how 5 different species of
penguin are adapted to survive in their
different habitats.
Emperor penguin
Galapagos penguin
Rockhopper penguin
Adelie penguin
Chinstrap penguin
Activity
Make your own penguin mask!
Chinstrap penguin
Macaroni penguin
Yellow-eyed penguin
King penguin
Rockhopper penguin
Emperor penguin (chick)