Penguins
Some penguins live on the South Pole and in Antarctica where it is very cold.
Penguin mothers lay eggs. Father penguins carry the egg on their feet for 2 months. It's very important for the father to keep the egg warm in his brood pouch. The mothers go to eat and travel up to 50 miles on frozen land. When the mother comes back, she feeds her baby and she keeps the baby chick while the fathers go to eat.
If baby penguins fall out of the mother's brood pouch, it can freeze to death in 2 minutes.
Penguins have wings but can't fly. They walk, hop, leap, slide, and swim.
Penguins live in groups called colonies. They stay warm by huddling together. They take turns going inside the huddle to get warm.
Penguins eat fish, squid and krill.
Leopard seals, sea lions and orcas eat penguins.
Penguins communicate using their wings and heads and they sing.
There are 17 kinds of penguins. King and Emperor are the biggest.
Not all penguins live in the cold. We saw 3 kinds of penguins in New Zealand.
Hey Sam!
ReplyDeleteI think the penguins are my favourite :) When my family went to Australia we got to watch the little fairy penguins when they came back to the beach for the night. It's one of my favourite memories! And in Canada favourite is spelled with a "u" :)
I think emperor penguins are really cool, but the chinstrap penguins have been my favorite for forever. You're a lucky kid! And in the US favorite is spelled correctly :)
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