Penguin

Sir Nils Olaf, a penguin who lives at Edinburgh Zoo, is a sergeant in the Norwegian army and has a knighthood. What a cool penguin! We’ve got jokes so cool, you can’t help but pen-grin! Have a gander at our turkey, horse or sloth jokes! Which bird always gets first place? What do penguins wear … Read more

Penguins raise their chicks with dedication from egg to adolescence, when they are old enough to enter the water. According to Sea World, scientists believe the different coloration of penguin chicks encourages parenting behavior in adults. The next thing we wondered was; how do penguins take care of their young? Because many species of penguin … Read more

Penguins living in cold climates stay warm thanks to their thick feathers and blubber under the skin. Feathers are great on land, but not much help for keeping warm in the cold ocean. This is where the blubber layer comes in. One more query we ran across in our research was “How do penguins keep … Read more

As penguins do not have teeth, they cannot chew any of the fish that they swallow. To aid digestion in their stomach, many penguins swallow stones . Penguins also swallow stones of all sizes, from pebbles to large stones . Of course penguins do not have teeth, but it sure looks like their tongue and … Read more

These species of penguins build nests on top of rocks and pebbles by gathering and setting them out in an array or stacking them. Adelie, Chinstrap and Royal Penguins almost exclusively build their nests on the rocky shores they inhabit, while Macaroni and Gentoo Penguins utilize this method in some regions. Adelie, Gentoo and Chinstrap … Read more

How Do Penguins Protect Themselves From Enemies (Predators) Penguins live in the form of large colonies. This provides them protection against enemies in the air, on land and underwater. The distinct black and white coloring of penguins is a type of camouflage called counter shading. Penguins spend most of their lives in sea, and penguins … Read more

Penguins do far more than make us smile, however; they also play important roles in ecosystems both in the ocean and on land. Penguins—adults, young and eggs—serve as food for predators such as leopard seals and seabirds in cold areas, along with foxes, leopards, and even crabs in warmer climates. As prey to predators like … Read more

Most of the time they walk with a speed of about 1 or 2 km per hour, but in danger a frightened penguin can run a lot faster than a human being over snowy rocks and ice. Do Penguins push each other in the water? If you mean real penguins, the answer is yes and … Read more

Even penguins white bellies help them to slide over the ice and as well as for self-protection, which means it makes invisible for predators so they can escape from the threat. Tobogganing is the third way of transport for the penguins, adapted to move quickly by laying their body on the ice and sliding over … Read more

One of the biggest myths of all time is that penguins need to live on ice. They need to live near water bodies because they spend most of their time in the water. This is because they are flightless birds, but they more than make up for their lack of flight by their swimming skills. … Read more