WORLD OF PENGUINS

Oil Spills – Science Lab

Oil spills cause damage

Effects of Oil Spills

Effects of Oil Spills

Effects of Oil Spills

Effects of Oil Spills

Effects of Oil Spills

African Penguin – After Cleaning

Vocabulary

Colony or Rookery

colony or rookery – a group of penguins living together

Prey

prey – food source; the food that is being hunted

Fish

Krill

Squid

Predator

predator – the animal that is hunting for food (prey)

prey

Krill

krill – a type of food for penguins; tiny, shrimp-like creatures

Without krill most of the life forms in the Antarctic would disappear. They are a major food source for all types of Antarctic animals.

Blubber

blubber – a thick layer of fat under a penguin’s skin (and other cold area animals) that keeps them warm

Southern Hemisphere

The half of the Earth south of the equator.

Hatch

hatch – when penguin chicks come out of their eggs

Tobogganing

tobogganing – the way penguins travel quickly over land; to slide on their stomachs

Waddling

waddling – the way a penguin walks

Crèche

crèche – a group of penguin chicks

Molting

molting – when a penguin loses its old feathers as it grows new ones

Brood Pouch

brood pouch – a pouch of skin where some penguins store their eggs

All About Penguins

Penguins are birds, but they cannot fly! Penguins swim very well. Penguins use their wings as flippers to help

them swim as fast as 30 miles per hour. They also use their wings/flippers for

balancing as they walk. Penguins get around land 3 ways:

Hopping Waddling Tobogganing

All About Penguins

Penguins live in large groups called colonies or rookeries.

All penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere.

Penguins catch their food in the ocean. Their prey are fish, squid, and tiny, shrimp-like

krill. Penguins live in cold areas; feathers and

blubber keep them warm. There are about 18 species of penguins. Penguins hatch from eggs. A baby penguin is called a chick.

Emperor Penguin

Emperor Penguin Length: about 4

feet long Weight: up to 88

pounds Largest of all the

penguins Habitat: Weddell

and Ross Sea regions of the Antarctic

King Penguin

King Penguin Length: about 3 feet

tall Weight: about 35

pounds Appearance: orange

spots around the ears and neck

Second largest penguin

Habitat: islands surrounding Antarctica

Rockhopper Penguin

Rockhopper Penguin Length: about 18 to 23

inches Weight: about 5 to 8

pounds They get their name

because they hop over rocks and crevices on the shores where they live.

Habitat: various islands around the sub-Antarctic Rockhopper

penguin

Chinstrap Penguin

Chinstrap Penguin Length: about 2

feet tall Weight: about 10

pounds Chinstrap penguins

get their name from the small black band that runs under their chin.

Habitat: Antarctic and Bellany Islands

Adèlie Penguin

Adèlie Penguin Length: about 28

inches Weight: about 8 to

12 pounds They line their nests

with stones; sometimes they steal stones from neighboring nests!

Habitat: Antarctic peninsula and surrounding islands

Galápagos Penguin

Galápagos Penguin Length: up to 21

inches Weight: up to 6

pounds Population is about

3,000 birds Habitat: Found

only near the Galapagos Islands near the equator

Gentoo Penguin

Gentoo Penguin Length: about 30 to 35

inches Weight: about 13 pounds Appearance: Have a

white band from one eye across the face to the other eye.

They build nests using sticks, stones, grass and pebbles.

Habitat: Sub-Antarctica and islands off of South America and Southern Africa

Macaroni Penguins

Macaroni Penguins Length: about 28

inches Weight: about 13

pounds Appearance: Black and

yellow plumes on top of the head; black chin

The term “Macaroni” comes from a type of men’s hat worn in England.

Habitat: islands around Antarctica

Royal Penguins

Royal Penguins Length: about 23

inches Weight: about 12

pounds Appearance: Yellow

and black plumes on head; white chin

Habitat: Macquarie Islands (between New Zealand and Antarctica)