Results: Power To The Penguins
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World Penguin Day is April 25, and frankly, I couldn't be happier. I love penguins. I can watch them for hours as they play, swim and do all sorts of cute penguin things. How many of these fascinating penguin facts did you already know?
Penguins are only found in a cold environment, this is why they have a special type of body that protects them from cold. You can find most penguins in the Southern Hemisphere because of its cold nature.
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Penguins are birds that don't fly; their feathers are too short to sustain flight. In fact, their flippers are more useful for swimming than for flying.
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There are about 17 species of penguin and they reside in a variety of locations, mostly in the southern hemisphere. However, the species of penguin known as Galapagos penguins can sometimes be found in the north of the equator.
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The tallest penguin is known as "Emperor Penguins", they can stand nearly 4 feet tall. They weigh nearly 80 pounds. They are the only species of penguin that nests in the Antarctic during the winter when temperatures go as low as minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The shortest penguin is known as "Little Blue Penguin" and they are about 16 inches.
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Male penguins watch over the egg while their mates go out hunting for food, because males have a great amount of fur and space between ground and body so they can tuck the baby under their belly to keep the eggs warm during heavy blizzards in winter.
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Penguins can drink salt water without harming their system. They have special gland "the supraorbital gland" behind their eyes that help them to filter salt from their blood and pass it out by sneezing.
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The fossils of penguin discovered by scientists showed that the earliest penguins existed more than 60 million years ago. This means that penguins survived the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
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You can see most of the world's penguins in the countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, and South Africa.
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Penguins have black and white plumage that acts as camouflage while they are swimming. The black plumage is hard to see from the above while the white plumage looks like the sun reflecting off the surface of the water when viewed from below.
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Penguins that reside in the Antarctica have no known land-based predators.
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Female penguins known as Adélie penguins in Antarctica are the first non-humans seen to practice prostitution. In 1998, these penguins were reported to be selling sex to males in exchange for rocks used for building nest.
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Penguins form monogamous pairs for a breeding season, though the rate the same pair re-couples varies drastically. Penguins are one of the most publicized species of animals that form lasting same-sex couples.
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How many of these famous penguins do you know about?
The Penguin, Batman's arch enemy played by Danny DeVito and Burgess Meredith
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Wheezy, from Toy Story 2
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Mumble, the main character in the 2006 animated movie, Happy Feet
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Mr. Popper's Penguins, famous children's book by Richard and Florence Atwater
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Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL team and their mascot Iceburgh
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Chilly Willy, animated character from the 1950s
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Mr. Penguin, from Adam Sandler's Billy Madison
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Playboy Penguin from the Looney Tunes kingdom
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March of The Penguins adorable cast
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Penguins of Madagascar animated cast
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Cody Maverick, of 2007's Surf's Up
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Do you enjoy penguins as much as I do?
Yes
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No
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Undecided
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