42 Interesting facts about Penguin

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Infraclass:Neognathae

Order: Sphenisciformes

Family: Spheniscidae

Interesting facts about Penguin

1. Has a flat cornea that allows for clear vision underwater. Penguins can also see into the ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
2. They make use of their flippers and head to talk to other penguins.
3. They feed on fish, cephalopods and krill.
4. Penguins swallow their food as a whole.
5. They have a variety of bill shapes.
6. Giant petrels and leopard seals are enemies of penguins.
7. They also call, blow and preen.
8. Penguins are birds that cannot fly.
9. They are great swimmers and divers.
10. Their wings work as paddle for swimming.
11. The torpedo shape of their body helps them swim at high speeds.
12. They can also waddle on land.
13. Penguins have two eggs.
14. They are born with a gland closer to their breaks.
15. When they saltwater, water passes by and salt is stored in the glands.
16. When the salt storage completely fills the gland, penguins go to a rock and knock his beak. This allows him to empty the salt content.
17. Male penguins take care of their chicks.
18. Parents take turns warming the egg.
19. Female penguins go for searching foods.
20. In cold places, males balance eggs on their feet and cover with belly flap to keep them warm.
21. They usually move within groups.
22. They eat snow as a source of fresh water.
23. They take small naps in the water.
24. Penguins don't fly, they swim.
25. Penguins lay eggs.
26. They are warm blooded like humans.
27. When mothers lose a chick, they steal another mother’s chick.
28. They are mostly found below the equator.
29. Penguin chicks have fluffy feathers.
30. Penguins have short legs and no knees.
31. They have good arrangement of bones in hand. This makes them flexible.
32. Their knees and upper legs are covered with feathers.
33. Their feathers are short, overlapping and tightly packed.
34. They are often black and white in color.
35. Some species have yellow feathers.
36. When the salt storage completely fills the gland, penguins go to a rock and knock his beak. This allows him to empty the salt content.
37. Male penguins take care of their chicks.
38. In cold places, males balance eggs on their feet and cover with belly flap to keep them warm.
39. They bite fiercely to defend themselves and their nests.
40. Penguins use sign language to communicate with each other.
41. Penguins use sign language to communicate with each other.
42. They make use of their flippers and head to talk to other penguins