Think about everything you already know about penguins. This will
tell you about the penguins looks, reproduction, habitat, and eating
habits.
So, don't stop now..... keep reading!
Penguins look like tiny gentlemen in tuxedos! They have black
bodies and white tummies. Some penguins have a dull pink around their
eyes. Their eyes are black and have slight points that are close and
far from their beak. Their beaks are black, rough, and bumpy in
texture. Their bodies are oval shaped and their heads are the slope
of a circle. Their feet look like three triangles put together. That
is what these tiny gentlemen look like.
Penguins reproduce by laying eggs. The female and male mate. They
stay together for the rest of their twenty successful mating years.
The female lays about two eggs at a time. The eggs are oval, white,
and about three inches long. When the females lay the eggs, they lay
the eggs in a nest. The nests are made out of pampas grass and
leaves. The male and female take turns sitting on the eggs until the
chicks hatch. That is how they reproduce and the chicks are
hatched.
The penguins habitat is on land and in water. They are found in
the southern hemisphere around and in the Atlantic Ocean. Their
habitat is severely cold. Their habitat has ice and freezing cold
water. They can survive in their habitat because they have a layer of
white down feathers that keep their bodies warm. They also have a
layer of fat. A penguins habitat is hard for any human being to live
in!
Penguins eat fish. They eat a lot of different kinds of fish.
They usually eat two to four pounds of fish each day. Sometimes they
can't eat that much because in the wild penguins eat the fish as they
catch them. If they can't catch enough fish than they can't eat that
much. That is what their eating habits are like.
Now that you know all about how penguins look, reproduce, their
habitat, and their eating habits..... you are an expert on penguins
in the Atlantic. So, next time you go to the zoo look at the
penguins. You will know more about them and you won't have to read
that informational sign!
