Informative Essay On Penguins

Penguins ( family Spheniscidae, order Sphenisciformes) are a group of flightless, aquatic birds living exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in Antarctica. Well-adapted for life in the water, these birds have countershaded white and black plumage, and their wings have evolved into flat, paddle-like flippers. They feed on squid, fish, krill and other forms of sealife. Penguins spend half of their lives in the oceans and half on land. This list contains 10 unusual facts about penguins you may not know.

The articles from Lauren Tarshis and Dyan deNapoli and the video all describe penguin rescue efforts after the oil spill. The article "The Amazing Penguin Rescue" by Lauren Tarshis the main idea is that oil spills can cause lots of problems to the animals like the African Penguin. The other piece of text "The Amazing Penguin Rescue" the main idea is oil spills can cause problems that are hard to complete. It also shows how hard it is to clean them from the sticky oil. Finally the video the main idea is that even if we try hard to help them their habitat will never be the same.

This article is about biologists who combined twenty eight years’ worth of data on Magellanic Penguins. They are trying to find clear evidence to evolution through long-lived animals. Since changes are arising, it has become difficult to track the process of long-lived creatures. The Magellanic Penguins of South America are natural swimmers. They feed on the bounty of the ocean. Once a year, the magellanic penguins return to the Argentine and Chilean coasts to mate. They tend to stick with one partner per breeding season while having a preference to breed in the same location to make it possible to track individual birds overtime. Through natural selection, penguins with traits that enable them to adapt and succeed in their environment are

Compare and Contrast In September of 1998,a tragic oil spill happened near Phillip Island Nature Park in Australia,a penguin breeding ground site. The penguins who dove into the water became covered in thick,slimy oil. Another oil spill happened in June of 2000,but this time close to and island in the South Atlantic Ocean,near the largest breeding ground for African Penguins,and the same thing happened. The articles ‘The Seabird Chronicle’ and ‘The Amazing Penguin Rescue’ tell about these two tragic accidents. There are many similarities and differences between these two articles, such as the fact that both articles talk about oil spills,and the date both of these events occurred.

The snow petrel is about 1 pound with a wingspan of 1.5 feet, it has a dense plumage with webbed feet. Also they have deeply grooved and hooked bills. Some interesting facts are that right now their are about 1000 pairs. Their name petrel means little peter. They eat krill, squid, molluscs and carrion. The next bird is the polar skua. There 4 pounds with a 4 feet wing span. They are large and heavily built, but look like baby seagulls. Some interesting facts are that their is several thousand pairs. They live about 11 years old. Their nickname is raptor of the south. They live near the adelie penguins, but they eat their eggs and chicks, Also they eat fish, squid, carrion and krill. The final bird is the albatross. Their weight is 18 pounds with a wingspan of 11 feet. Their body is mainly white. Some interesting facts are that some of them have the same lifespan that humans do. There are 21,000 pairs, and they are supreme gliders. They eat fish and squid. Often follow visiting ships. They are considered the most majestic of all antarctic birds.

March of the Penguins is a documentary that provides its viewers with an inside look at a penguins life. It shows us their mating cycle, the challenges they face and how they work together as community. After watching this film I believe that I have learned new information about penguins that I did not know before. Penguins are a great example to look at when trying to understand the way that communities work. Through this film I was able to learn that for penguins working together is crucial for their survival. After watching March of the Penguins I believe that humans interact with one another is similar to way which penguins act as a community. Like penguins, we rely on each other for safety, guidance, comfort, etc.

Ancient penguins used to be relatively ginormous in size compared to how they look now. 57 million years ago, the average long beaked penguin stood 5 feet 7 inches, and was about 220 pounds. That’s the same size as the average sized man today. Today the largest living species of penguin is the emperor penguin, which stands at about 4 feet tall. There is actually no rock solid evidence as to why the average penguin size has decreased, just speculations. One popular theory as to why they have decreased in size is because of extinction. Many of the predators had died out, so they did not have to fear being killed. The penguins, since they had no predators, could adapt to catching their prey underwater without any real competition, or fear. The

A white stomach, black head fur and tail. With an orange, yellow streaks on its face. what is this majestic creature? Well I’ll tell you. Its none other than an emperor penguin. The emperor penguin is by far the largest of all penguins. There average height can be anywhere from2 to 4 feet tall. Their weight can reach upwards to 66 pounds. They are also hard to spot between what is a male and female because there is no easily visible difference between both. As a child, tough they seem almost like differ type of penguin than their elders with gray fur all over and a black head they have very few physical appearances that are alike. The average penguin lives to be anywhere from 20 -22 years old.

sliding on there stomach or swimming in the ocean. There are many species of penguins, and they all gracefully slid along the ocean floor. Let's go for an adventure and explore these amazing creatures.

Platypus is a native Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia. Many people call platypus duckbill because this animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus has a flat tail and webbed feet. Its body length is 30 to 45 cm and covered with a thick and woolly layer of fur. Its bill is detecting prey and stirring up mud. Platypus’ eyes and head are small. It has no ears but has ability to sense sound and light. Platypus lives in streams, rivers, and lakes.

The story of “Peacock In The Land Of Penguins”, written by B. J. Gallagher Hateley and Warren H. Schmidt was a uniquely structured book filling pages with short stanzas and at least one illustration of what’s going on in the story Bj Gallagher is known for writing books or making speeches about empowerment and understanding in ways that could be universally understood in our society. In this book it’s no different in being able to tackle mature situations in a way that even children can understand. She was competent in being able to bring these characters to life because the peacock was molded after Bj’s own personality and experiences. Personally, I wouldn’t have expected someone who had a doctorate from the University of Southern California

There once was the great artic god. He created all the animals that lived in the artic. He lived in anarticia, his house was deep below the land, in the sea. It was a great big iceburge, that was hollowed out. It had a nice room where he had everything he needed. His house had a nice big kitchen, a great big bedroom where he slept, with a nice living room where he spent most his time watching the animals he created. But one of the animals cought his eye, the penguins. When he first created them they were able to fly but soon he relised that it was a bad idea. When the penguins could fly, they would fly in packs like most birds. The penguins would fly for thousands of miles at a time, they would travel all around the world. They all of a sudden

I decided to create my logo using an image of a penguin and a spotlight. Ever since I entered multimedia arts as a new course I decided to take film as my forte. During my early year’s others related me to a “Penguin” because of how I walk. Penguins are fight less birds and they are monogamous when it comes to love. And I think that greatly describes me as well. I also used the image of a spotlight because of the way of thinking that when spotlight is used it shows everything from the character and how he or she moves and it brings out the best from the person.

The one reason i didn't change the topic is because my grandma's favorite animal is a penguin. That's why i picked it to wright about. Let's get into the facts i will be writing about the Royal penguin lives in sub antarctic. There it is cold but warm enough where they can survive and they spend much time at sea. They eat krill fish and small amounts of squid.

Mothers care for their young chicks and protect them with the warmth of their own brood pouches. Outside of this warm cocoon, a chick could die in just a few minutes. In December, Antarctic summer, the pack ice begins to break up and open water appears near the breeding site, just as young emperor penguins are ready to swim and fish on their own.