U love penguin but know fact about it??If not read this!!
- Penguins don't fly, they swim.
- Penguins lay eggs.
- They are warm blooded like humans.
- When mothers lose a chick, they steal another mother’s chick.
- They are mostly found below the equator.
- Penguin chicks have fluffy feathers.
- Penguins have short legs and no knees.
- They have good arrangement of bones in hand. This makes them flexible.
- Their knees and upper legs are covered with feathers.
- Their feathers are short, overlapping and tightly packed.
- They are often black and white in color.
- Some species have yellow feathers.
- Male penguins take care of their chicks.
- In cold places, males balance eggs on their feet and cover with belly flap to keep warm.
- They bite fiercely to defend themselves and their nests.
- Penguins use sign language to communicate with each other.
- They make use of their flippers and head to talk to other penguins.
- They feed on fish, cephalopods and krill.
- Penguins swallow their food as a whole.
- They have a variety of bill shapes.
- Giant petrels and leopard seals are enemies of penguins.
- They also call, blow and preen.
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