Penguins

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Penguins
Penguins
Everywhere!
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• There are 17 different species of penguin in the
  world.

• All 17 species live in the southern hemisphere.

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Emperor

• Live on the continent of Antarctica.

• They are the largest breed of penguin, standing
  3-4 ft. in height.

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King
?Second largest of the penguins.
? They are found on sub - Antarctic islands all
around the Southern Ocean.
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Adelie
Are the other penguins (besides Emperors) that
breed only on the Antarctic continent. Because
they live in such a cold climate they are only
kept in captivity in a few places (notably the
Sea World Parks) 
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Chinstrap
They are particularly noisy penguins and are
sometimes also called Stonecracker penguins
because of their piercing voices. 
Chinstraps are easily distinguished by the thin
black stripe across the bottom of the throat
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Gentoo
They live on the Sub-Antarctic Islands.
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Macaroni
Live on Antarctic Islands south of Africa and
America and they are kept in many Zoos throughout
the world. 
The largest of the six species of crested penguin.
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Royal
?Royal penguins breed only on Macquarie Island.
?The male takes care of the chicks for 10 to 20
days while the female brings food daily.
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Erect-Crested
?Erect-crested penguins are easily identified on
land as the crests stick straight up in the air!
?Erect-crested penguins breed on sub-Antarctic
Islands south of New Zealand
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? Snares penguins only breed on Snares Island to
the south of New Zealand These islands are a
protected Nature Reserve.  
? Eggs hatch in 31 to 37 days. Both parents care
for the eggs in several long shifts
Snares
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Fiordland
Fiordland penguins breed on the south west coast
of South Island, New Zealand and on Stewart
Island.
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Rockhopper
?Rockhoppers are the smallest of the crested
penguins.
? Rockhoppers breed on more or less every
sub-Antarctic Island. There are major colonies on
the Falkland Islands (Dark blue dots on the
map)  
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African
 ?African Penguins breed on the coast of South
Africa and on off shore islands.
? The African penguins suffer from oil spillages
from ships passing around the Cape. African
penguins are very often seen in zoos  
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?Humboldt penguins breed on the west coast of
South America and on off shore islands extending
north well into the tropics
? They are widely regarded as the most endangered
of all the penguin species.
Humboldt
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They are widely displayed in zoos in North
America. 
Megallenic
Megallenic Penguins are found around the coast of
South America and on some South Atlantic islands.
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Galapagos
? Galapagos penguins live on the equator. They
are the most northerly of all the penguins. 
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Yellow-eyed
?Yellow-eyed penguins come from New Zealand's
South Island and from several sub-Antarctic
islands to the south of New Zealand.
? A special society, the Yellow-eyed Penguin
Trust, has been set up to protect this endangered
animal.
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? They are the smallest of all the penguins
weighing less than a pound. They have blue gray
backs and white fronts
?Little penguins (or Fairy penguins) are found on
the south coast of Australia and Tasmania and on
New Zealand as well as many islands.
Little
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