https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib grade 6 en-us 2017-09-11 03:00:46 UTC 2025-11-30 23:34:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187048380 Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere ]]> 2017-09-13 06:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187048380 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818111 The Galapagos Penguin is the only species that ventures north of the equator ]]> 2017-09-15 04:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818111 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818176 They spend approximately half their time on land and half in the water.]]> 2017-09-15 04:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818176 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818177 They are flightless birds. Other birds have wings but penguins have adapted flippers to help them swim.]]> 2017-09-15 04:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818177 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818292 The Emperor Penguin lives up to 20 years.
The Little Oenguin lives about 6 years]]> 2017-09-15 04:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818292 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818360 The largest Penguin is the Emperor. It grows to 110 cm to 130cm.
The Little Penguin grows to 30 to 33cm.
The Galápagos penguin grows to around 49cm]]> 2017-09-15 04:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818360 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818555 Penguins' striking colouring is a matter of camouflage.
In the water:
the black plumage on their backs is hard to see from above and the white looks like the sun reflecting off the surface of the water.]]> 2017-09-15 04:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818555 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818638 The fastest species of Penguin is the Gentoo, which can swim up to 35km an hour.]]> 2017-09-15 04:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818638 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818729 Fossils place the earliest Penguin on earth about 60 million years ago]]> 2017-09-15 04:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818729 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818802 Penguins ingest a lot of seawater while swimming but a special gland behind their eyes filters the saltwater from their bloodstream. ]]> 2017-09-15 04:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818802 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818936 Most birds lose their feathers a few at a time but penguins lose them all in around 3 weeks in what is called a catastrophic moult.]]> 2017-09-15 04:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187818936 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819050 All except 2 species of penguins live in large colonies of up to 1000 birds]]> 2017-09-15 04:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819050 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819126 Many penguins species mate with the same Penguin for season after season.]]> 2017-09-15 04:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819126 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819226 If a female emperor Penguin's baby dies she will often "kidnap" an unrelated chick.]]> 2017-09-15 04:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819226 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819314 Penguins have excellent hearing and rely on distinct calls to identify their mates when returning to the crowded breeding grounds.]]> 2017-09-15 04:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819314 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819432 The first person who wrote about penguins called them "strange geese".
Other explorers called them ducks.]]> 2017-09-15 04:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819432 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819517 They aren't used to danger on solid land they are not particularly afraid of human tourists.]]> 2017-09-15 05:00:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819517 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819607 Most sea mammals reply on blubber, a layer of fat, to stay warm.
Penguins survive because their feathers trap a layer of warm air next to the skin, like insulation.]]> 2017-09-15 05:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819607 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819805 Most scientists agree there are 17 species of penguins.
Of these 17, 13 are either threatened or endangered, with some on the brink of extinction.
Common threats to Penguin survival are pollution, loss of habitat to humans, commercial fishing, oil dumping, algae blooms and global warming.]]> 2017-09-15 05:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187819805 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187820004 Penguins swallow pebbles and stones as well as their food. Scientists think the stones may help grind up and digest their food.
Also my add weight to help penguins dive deeper.]]> 2017-09-15 05:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187820004 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187820121 Penguins find all their food in the sea. They eat mostly fish and squid but also eat crabs, shrimp and krill]]> 2017-09-15 05:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187820121 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187820184 Penguins nest in areas called rookeries]]> 2017-09-15 05:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187820184 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187820200 Penguins spend several hours a day caring for their feathers. Feathers do not stay water proof unless penguins spread oil on them. Oil comes from a gland near their tail feathers]]> 2017-09-15 05:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/187820200 michele_taylor3 https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/188278131 Penguins in Antarctica have no land based predators. The dangers they face are in the ocean; sharks, whales and other large fish.]]> 2017-09-17 22:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/michele_taylor3/c12gxh14wdib/wish/188278131