ADELIE PENGUIN

Ni hao. I am the Adelie penguin. I have a black head, a white belly, and pink feet. I have a white eye ring. I am about 30” tall. I weigh 8 to 14 lbs. My predators are leopard seals, skuas, and sheathbills. I eat plankton, squid, and mainly krill. My nest is made out of small stones and pebbles. I live in Antarctica. My chicks grow the fastest.

By Addy

EMPEROR PENGUIN

Hi, I am an emperor penguin. I have a white belly. I have a black beak. I have a yellow stripe on my belly. I am 45”. I am 65 lbs. My predators are leopard seals, killer whales, and skuas. I eat fish and squid. I live in Antarctica. With my feet, I can keep my egg warm. I am a big penguin.

By Aaron

YELLOW-EYED PENGUINS

Hi, I am a yellow-eyed penguin. I am 26” and 9 to 14 lbs. My predators are sea lions. I eat squid and fish. I use grass and twigs to build my nest. I live in New Zealand. I am shy.

By Erik

KING PENGUIN

Hola. I am a king penguin. I have a white belly. I am mostly black and also I have black feet. My baby is brown. I am 30” and 35 pounds. My predators are leopard seals, skuas, petrels, gulls, and sheathbills. My diet is squid and small fish. I don’t make a nest. I live in Antarctica. My fun fact is that I run instead of hopping like other penguins.

By Jordan

GENTOO PENGUIN

Hi, I am a gentoo. I weigh 29” and 12 lbs. What eats me are skuas and leopard seals. I eat krill and squid. My nest is made out of bones and feathers. I live on the Falkland and Georgia Islands. A fun fact, I am the fastest swimming penguin.

By Kristopher

MACARONI PENGUIN

Hi, I am a macaroni penguin. I have a white belly. I have red eyes. I am 28 inches tall and 9 pounds. My predators are leopard seals, Antarctic fur seals, skuas, and sheathbills. I eat plankton squid and small fish. I build my nest in mud and gravel. I live on islands in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Did you know macaroni penguins are the largest crested penguins?

By Lina

CHINSTRAP PENGUIN

I am a chinstrap penguin. I have a row of black feathers under my chin. I am 29” tall. I weigh 14 lbs. My predators are skuas, sheathbills, and seals. I eat small fish and krill. My nest is made of stones. I live on the Sandwich Islands and Antarctica. I am the boldest penguin.

By Luke

ROCKHOPPER PENGUIN

Hey kid. If you are interested in the rockhopper, you should listen to me. I have feathers sticking up off my head. I am 21” and 6 lbs. My predators are seals, sea lions, skuas, and gulls. My favorite foods are krill, fish, and squid. I make burrows in rock crevices. I live on sub-Antarctic islands. My fun fact is that I seem to pop out of the water onto the rocks.

By Maddie

ROYAL PENGUIN

Hi, I am royal penguin. I have a yellow crest of feathers on my head. My belly and face are white and surrounded with black. I have a pink beak and feet. I am 23-30” tall. I am 8-16 lbs. New Zealand seals and giant petrel eat me. Skuas eat my babies. I eat krill, fish, and squid. I live on Macquarie Island. I make my nest with shallow scrapes lined with grass. I share the island with elephant seals.

By River

JACK-ASS PENGUIN

Hi, I am a jack-ass penguin. I am also known as the black-footed or the African penguin. I have spots on my belly and I have pink above my eye. I am 25” tall and weigh six pounds. My predators are South African fur seals, southern sea lions, octopi, and sharks. I eat small fish, krill, squid, crustaceans, and plankton. I live in South Africa. I dig burrows under rocks. I am an endangered species. I have a featherless pink area around my eyes. I sound like a donkey.

By Siena

LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN

Hi, I am a little blue penguin. I have blue and white feathers. I am 12-16”. I weigh 2-4 lbs. My predators are Australian sea lions, fur seals, dogs, cats, and stoats. My diet is small fish. My habitat is Australia. I make a nest out of burrows or rock crevices lined with plants. I am the smallest penguin.

By Simon