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A group of penguins is called a colony, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. During breeding season, penguins come ashore to form huge colonies called rookeries, according to Sea World. Additionally, penguins waddle because they have short legs and very big feet. Researchers believe that this helps elevate a penguin’s center of mass away from cold surfaces, making it easier for them to conserve their body heat. Penguins are not found in the Arctic, and a penguin will therefore never meet a polar bear in the wild! Jouventin, P; Aubin, T; Lengagne, T (1999). "Finding a parent in a king penguin colony: The acoustic system of individual recognition". Animal Behaviour. 57 (#6): 1175–1183. doi: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1086. PMID 10373249. S2CID 45578269. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022 . Retrieved December 26, 2019.

Williams; Tony D. (1995). The Penguins – Spheniscidae. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-854667-2. Johnsgard, Paul A. (1987). Diving Birds of North America. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 265–266. ISBN 0-8032-2566-0 . Retrieved May 11, 2010. The northernmost penguin species on the planet, the Galápagos penguin( Spheniscus mendiculus) is a small, but easily identifiable bird that’s closely related to its Magellanic and Humboldt neighbors. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2023). "Kagu, Sunbittern, tropicbirds, loons, penguins". World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union . Retrieved April 16, 2023.

Downhower, J.F.; Blumer, L.S. (1988). "Calculating just how small a whale can be". Nature. 335 (#6192): 675. Bibcode: 1988Natur.335..675D. doi: 10.1038/335675b0. PMID 3173490. S2CID 47562824. Jarvis, E. D.; Mirarab, S.; Aberer, A. J.; Li, B.; Houde, P.; Li, C.; Ho, S. Y. W.; Faircloth, B. C.; Nabholz, B.; Howard, J. T.; Suh, A.; Weber, C. C.; Da Fonseca, R. R.; Li, J.; Zhang, F.; Li, H.; Zhou, L.; Narula, N.; Liu, L.; Ganapathy, G.; Boussau, B.; Bayzid, M. S.; Zavidovych, V.; Subramanian, S.; Gabaldon, T.; Capella-Gutierrez, S.; Huerta-Cepas, J.; Rekepalli, B.; Munch, K.; etal. (2014). "Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds" (PDF). Science. 346 (#6215): 1320–1331. Bibcode: 2014Sci...346.1320J. doi: 10.1126/science.1253451. hdl: 10072/67425. PMC 4405904. PMID 25504713. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2015 . Retrieved August 28, 2015. Our personal favorite penguin (don’t tell the others!), the gentoo penguin( Pygoscelis papua) is a large flightless bird that lives in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions. There are technically 2 subspecies of gentoo that are split geographically, but recent research suggests that there may actually be 4 subspecies. After mating, the female emperor or king penguin will lay a single egg. All other species of penguins lay two eggs. The two parents will take turns holding the eggs between their legs for warmth in a nest. The one exception is the emperor penguin. The female of this species will place the egg on the male's feet to keep warm in his fat folds while she goes out and hunts for several weeks. There’s some debate among researchers as to how many penguin species there actually are. Depending on who you ask, you might be told that there’s anywhere from 17 to 21 species of these flightless birds.

The yellow-eyed penguin is listed as endangeredwith a decreasing population. There are fewer than 3,000–4,000 mature individuals left in the wild, making it one of the rarest penguin species. Its primary threats include disease, habitat degradation, introduced predators, and the impacts of climate change. 6. Genus Eudyptes (Crested Penguins) a b c d e f g h i j k l Baker, A. J; Pereira, S. L.; Haddrath, O. P; Edge, K.-A. (2006). "Multiple gene evidence for expansion of extant penguins out of Antarctica due to global cooling". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 273 (#1582): 11–7. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3260. PMC 1560011. PMID 16519228. Numata, M.; Davis, L. S.; Renner, M. (2000). "Prolonged foraging trips and egg desertion in little penguins ( Eudyptula minor)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 27 (#4): 277–289. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2000.9518236.Although we commonly think of penguins that live only on the frigid ice-covered shores of Antarctica, there are actually many kinds of penguins, each of which inhabits a unique ecosystem on our planet. Finally, we have the genus Eudyptes, which includes all of the penguins that are commonly referred to as the crested penguins.

Scientists have discovered that emperor penguins, the largest species, use a special bubble-power go-faster technology to increase their speed under water. 6. Penguins are media superstars When underwater, the layer of air that is trapped in the smooth plumage of the bird provides buoyancy. The air layer also acts as an insulator when in cold water. 7. The diet of the Penguin is met with underwater diving. World's biggest king penguin colony shrinks 90 percent". World's biggest king penguin colony shrinks 90 percent (in Turkish). Archived from the original on August 1, 2018 . Retrieved August 1, 2018. If you don’t have an Egguins Egg Holder or an Eggbears Egg Holder you can still cook eggs in your Instant Pot. Either pop them directly into the bottom of your pressure cooker or use a trivet or metal egg holder. This will work really well.In addition to its large size, the emperor penguin’s distinguishing features include orange-yellow feathers around its ears and shoulders, and the orange-pink color of its lower bill. The Macaroni penguin is the world’s most common penguin, with a global population of around 6.3 million breeding pairs. Despite its relative abundance, the species’ conservation status is ‘vulnerable’ due to a sharp population decline that has taken place over the last 30-50 years. Ashton, K. (2002). "Patterns of within-species body size variation of birds: strong evidence for Bergmann's rule". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 11 (#6): 505–523. doi: 10.1046/j.1466-822X.2002.00313.x.