Types of penguins

There are 16 different types of penguins which are then in different groups. These are:Pygoscelis which is chinstrap, adelie and gentoo penguins. These are the black and white penguins from the Antartic that are used for movies like happy feet.They are most commonly found in the higher latitudes of the Antarctic. Gentoo penguins are the most northerly of the three and are on most of the islands. Chinstrap penguins breed further south and adelie penguins are the furthest south then all of the penguins. They are some islands arousnd the Antartic where all three penguins are. Gentoo Penguins come first then Adelies and then Chinstraps.Megadyptes is another group which only has one type of penguin, the yellow-eyed penguin. There found mostly in southern New Zealand. Their called yellow- eyed penguins because of their yellow feathers on their heads.Spheniscus penguins is another group that is African, Galapagos, Magellanic and Humboldt penguins. African penguins are mostly found in southern Africa and are also known as jackass penguins because of their loud braying voice. Galapagos are found right and the equator and are he smallest of the Spheniscus group. Magellanic are like the African penguins but breed on the opposite side of the Atlantic. Humboldt are found between peru and chille.Eudyptes is another group and includes Rockhopper, Macaroni, Fiordland, Erect-crested and Snares penguins. Rockhopper are found in the Atlantic, Macaroni, also known as the royal penguin, are also found in the Antartic. Fiordland are found New Zealand, Erect-crested are found in the Antartic and south america and Snares are found in south New Zealand.Eudyptula are another group and only has one type of penguin. The little penguin. The little penguin is found in Australia and New Zealand and is the smallest of all the penguins.Aptenodytes is another group and includes Emperor and king penguins. They are bothe found in the Antartic. The king penguins breeds for longer then any other bird. The Emperor penguins were the ones seen in March of the penguins.

Penguins hunting

Most people see penguins as cute and cuddly but they are actually really good hunters. They mainly eat krill and tend to have a hunting area of up to several hundred miles. However bigger penguins like emperor penguins can have hunting areas of up to 500 miles. The most important part of a penguins hunting is its eye sight. There impressive vision lets them find prey deep below the ocean's surface. They are also able to use their eye sight to see potential predators like leopard seals and sharks. Their able to dive 1,800 feet underwater and stay underwater for about 20 minutes. When they see potential prey, they swim towards it with speeds up to 16 feet per second. It then eats its prey while still swimming. They have sharp becks that let them keep hold of its prey. Its beck can also be used to make holes in ice if they want to.

Stast of emperor penguins life

Emperor penguins have a hard life. They start of as eggs handed over to the fathers straight away to look after them as the mother goes off to get food and from then on whether they survive or not is all up to the father’s ability to balance an egg on his feet. If he loses balance of the egg and it gets into the snow the chances of the egg surviving is very slim. The father must protect the egg for 2 months, waiting for his mate to come back standing temperatures of minus 30 degrees and winds as strong as 40 miles per hour. Even though their used to the winds, they still don’t like them so they all huddle together to keep in their body heat and they each take turns at being on the outside of the huddle. For the whole two weeks the penguins have nothing to eat. After the long to weeks the chicks finally start to hatch and the male who hasn’t eaten in 2 months still manages to bring up something for the chicks to eat. This is when the females return from their feeding to take over the chicks. The male then gets to go back to the sea and get food for himself. However if his mate doesn’t return the male leaves the chick and goes hunting while he still can. Its harsh but how it is for emperor penguins.

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March of the Penguins - First Dive Movies & TV SPIKE.com

This is a video of baby penguins first ever time swimming. They are making there way back home to where they will live.

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this is a group of male empire penguins hudling together as they mind there baby penguins under their bellys to protect them from the cold weather as they wait for their mates to come home with food.