• Bird• Orange/yellow

beak or black• Black feet• Black back, wings,

and head• White breast

feathers

• Krill• Fish• Squid• Crustaceans

( Rock crabs and shrimp )

• At sea• On ice• Half of their life

on sea and half on land

• Parts of Africa, Australia, and, South America

• There are 17 different kinds of penguins

• Penguins can’t breathe underwater

• Wings morphed into flippers

• Torpedo-shaped bodies allow them to swim fast.

• Babies must be kept warm in their parents broad patch

• Eggs may be white to bluish or greenish

• They lay eggs spring through summer

• They have 1 or 2 eggs per year

• They often mate every 50 days

• Feet pressed tightly against tail to aid in steering.

• Under the skin there is a layer of blubber/fat that keeps them warm.

• Penguins have heavy solid bones that help them float lower in the water

• Penguins are the only birds who migrate by swimming

• The World of Penguins, Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1988

• World Book, 2004, P15, p.239• www.National Geographic\ Kids. Com• www.gma.org\surfing\antartica\pengui

ns• www.Kingpenguin.com

Yeah, Where’s

my mama?