The largest type of penguin is the Emperor Penguin which can stand to be almost 3.5 feet tall and weigh more than 90 pounds.
All penguins live south of the equator.
The deepest underwater penguin dive is 1,772 feet by an Emperor Penguin.
Before its name was changed, the African Penguin used be called the Jackass Penguin because of its donkey-like braying call.
A penguin swims at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour.
Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air. Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts salt water to fresh water. During the ice age, there were six-foot tall "mammoth penguins." The Emperor penguin is the largest type of penguin
Penguins are found in the Antarctic, not Arctic.
The smallest penguin species is the Little Blue Penguin (also known as th Fairy Penguin), which stands around 40 cm tall (16 in) and weighs 1 kg (2.2 lb).
Back during the ice age, there were 'mammoth penguins' which stood up to 6' tall.
Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air.
Female Adelie penguins prostitute themselves as a means of collecting valuable stones that they use to help protect their nests.
Chinstrap penguins may be the most numerous penguin, with a population estimated at 12 to 13 million.
When an emperor penguin lays an egg she immediately and carefully passes it to her mate who tucks it under a fold of skin between his belly and his feet. The female then goes off to find food, leaving the male with the eggs for 63 days. Emperor penguins live in the Antarctic so the poor male has to withstand freezing cold blizzards, standing in one spot.
Emperor Penguins can dive as deep as 1,750 feet in the frigid waters of the ocean.
Emperor Penguins live in colonies that can be very far away from the ocean waters, such as 50 miles away.
When Emperor Penguins travel for food they can travel up to 870 miles in one single trip.
Penguins seem to have no special fear of humans and have approached groups of explorers without hesitation. This is probably because there are no land predators in Antarctica or the nearby offshore islands that prey on or attack penguins. Instead, penguins are at risk at sea from predators such as the leopard seal.
Among extant penguins larger penguins inhabit colder regions, while smaller penguins are generally found in temperate or even tropical climates (see also Bergmann's Rule)
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