Awesome Penguins

Baby penguins being friends

I love penguins. They are very awesome and extremely cute. The babies are so fuzzy, and they look so cute. Penguins are birds that almost all live in the Southern hemisphere. However, many types of penguins live in Antarctica, and the glaciers in Antarctica are melting. They are endangered and need help. Other types of penguins live in Australia, Africa, New Zealand, the Galapagos Islands, and Argentina. Penguins are fascinating animals. Everyone should love them and want to help save them. There are many types of penguins such as emperor penguins, adèlie penguins, macaroni penguins, chinstraps, Galapagos penguins, little blue penguins (which are also sometimes called the fairy penguin), Gentoo penguins, African penguins, king penguins, and many other types. They range in size. Emperor penguins are the biggest penguins and they are about 45 inches tall and weigh 90 pounds. The smallest penguin is the little blue penguin and it is about 10 inches tall and weighs about 2.5 pounds. Penguins are also excellent swimmers. They are black and white helps hide them from predators in the sea. A penguin’s body is designed for swimming with its paddle-like wings, web-shaped feet, and body shape. They eat fish, krill, and squid, so they must swim in the ocean and chase their prey to catch and eat it. Penguins don’t have teeth, so they swallow their prey whole. They use their pointy beaks to grab their prey and their textured tongue to hold onto food while they eat it. They also are good at diving to catch food. They spend a lot of their life in the water, hunting for food, but they lay eggs and raise their babies on land. I hope you love penguins now.