Flippers for wings
- POSTED ON: 27 Apr, 2019
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April 25 marks World Penguin Day, and it is around this time that these flightless birds make their annual northward migration. They move inland away from the Antarctic waters.
Penguins are actually really cool. Did you know that all of them only live in the southern hemisphere? This means you can never find them in the North Pole. They feed on the sea and their favourite foods are fish, squid, and krill. Each penguin has a unique voice, and that’s how they recognise each other.
There are about 17 different species of penguins in the world. You have probably heard of the Emperor penguin (which are also the largest type of penguins), the Galapagos penguin, the African penguin, and the rockhopper penguin, to name a few.
Here are a few more unique and perhaps lesser known penguins: