The Life of Penguins
by
Matt (kupo) Muslin
September, 2003
This is an educational site for penguins and people ages 7 to 61. If, in anyway this site offends you, then you have to be the dumbest person ever, or not. ENJOY :)
Penguins, they are the flightless sea birds of the Southern Hemisphere, where they live. In all of the world, there are 18 species of penguins. Among them are the Adelie, Gentoo, Macaroni, Chinstrap, Rockhopper, King, and Emperor
Adult penguins are black and white, some have yellow head feathers. The blue/fairy penguin has a blue tint to its feathers. Penguins are hatched from eggs. Depending upon the species, penguins lay one to two eggs at a time. Often only one chick survives.
Penguin chicks may be light to dark gray depending upon the species. When hatched they have very soft downy feathers. They keep the penguin chick warm, but are not waterproof, so the chick cannot go in to the water
Penguins fall prey to leopard seals, sea lions, and killer whales. Skua gulls are the greatest natural threat to chicks and eggs. In their turn, penguins dive to hunt fish, squid and krill -- a small shrimp-like crustacean. Krill is a very large part of the diet. (In fact, the penguins dependence on krill was demonstrated in dramatic fashion in 1995, when thousands of Adelie and Emperor chicks died due to unusual movements of krill swarms.)
Can penguins fly? No, none of them can fly -- through the air. They can, however, fly through the water. They swim by moving their flippers (wings) like other birds use their wings to fly. Some penguins can swim as fast as 8 mph. Scientists believe that the penguin (or its prehistoric relatives) never could fly, it has always been adapted as a ground bird. On average penguins can live 15 to 20 years. Of course, not all live that long. In fact, many chicks do not survive their first year.
And Here is some sites about Penguins FOR YOUR WORTHLESS LIVES HAW!HAW! (kidding)
