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WORLD OF PENGUINS
Oil Spills – Science Lab
Oil spills cause damage
Effects of Oil Spills
Effects of Oil Spills
Effects of Oil Spills
Effects of Oil Spills
Effects of Oil Spills
African Penguin – After Cleaning
Vocabulary
Colony or Rookery
colony or rookery – a group of penguins living together
Prey
prey – food source; the food that is being hunted
Fish
Krill
Squid
Predator
predator – the animal that is hunting for food (prey)
prey
Krill
krill – a type of food for penguins; tiny, shrimp-like creatures
Without krill most of the life forms in the Antarctic would disappear. They are a major food source for all types of Antarctic animals.
Blubber
blubber – a thick layer of fat under a penguin’s skin (and other cold area animals) that keeps them warm
Southern Hemisphere
The half of the Earth south of the equator.
Hatch
hatch – when penguin chicks come out of their eggs
Tobogganing
tobogganing – the way penguins travel quickly over land; to slide on their stomachs
Waddling
waddling – the way a penguin walks
Crèche
crèche – a group of penguin chicks
Molting
molting – when a penguin loses its old feathers as it grows new ones
Brood Pouch
brood pouch – a pouch of skin where some penguins store their eggs
All About Penguins
Penguins are birds, but they cannot fly! Penguins swim very well. Penguins use their wings as flippers to help
them swim as fast as 30 miles per hour. They also use their wings/flippers for
balancing as they walk. Penguins get around land 3 ways:
Hopping Waddling Tobogganing
All About Penguins
Penguins live in large groups called colonies or rookeries.
All penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere.
Penguins catch their food in the ocean. Their prey are fish, squid, and tiny, shrimp-like
krill. Penguins live in cold areas; feathers and
blubber keep them warm. There are about 18 species of penguins. Penguins hatch from eggs. A baby penguin is called a chick.
Emperor Penguin
Emperor Penguin Length: about 4
feet long Weight: up to 88
pounds Largest of all the
penguins Habitat: Weddell
and Ross Sea regions of the Antarctic
King Penguin
King Penguin Length: about 3 feet
tall Weight: about 35
pounds Appearance: orange
spots around the ears and neck
Second largest penguin
Habitat: islands surrounding Antarctica
Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper Penguin Length: about 18 to 23
inches Weight: about 5 to 8
pounds They get their name
because they hop over rocks and crevices on the shores where they live.
Habitat: various islands around the sub-Antarctic Rockhopper
penguin
Chinstrap Penguin
Chinstrap Penguin Length: about 2
feet tall Weight: about 10
pounds Chinstrap penguins
get their name from the small black band that runs under their chin.
Habitat: Antarctic and Bellany Islands
Adèlie Penguin
Adèlie Penguin Length: about 28
inches Weight: about 8 to
12 pounds They line their nests
with stones; sometimes they steal stones from neighboring nests!
Habitat: Antarctic peninsula and surrounding islands
Galápagos Penguin
Galápagos Penguin Length: up to 21
inches Weight: up to 6
pounds Population is about
3,000 birds Habitat: Found
only near the Galapagos Islands near the equator
Gentoo Penguin
Gentoo Penguin Length: about 30 to 35
inches Weight: about 13 pounds Appearance: Have a
white band from one eye across the face to the other eye.
They build nests using sticks, stones, grass and pebbles.
Habitat: Sub-Antarctica and islands off of South America and Southern Africa
Macaroni Penguins
Macaroni Penguins Length: about 28
inches Weight: about 13
pounds Appearance: Black and
yellow plumes on top of the head; black chin
The term “Macaroni” comes from a type of men’s hat worn in England.
Habitat: islands around Antarctica
Royal Penguins
Royal Penguins Length: about 23
inches Weight: about 12
pounds Appearance: Yellow
and black plumes on head; white chin
Habitat: Macquarie Islands (between New Zealand and Antarctica)