Boats
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| An Adelie penguin hangs around a huge ship with no worries. NOAA photo |
Different kinds of boats also endanger the penguins. A few commercial boats, such as oil tankers, do great damage to penguins. Oil tankers spill oil (as you probably already knew) and they're so big they may hit some penguins. Another kind of boat that hits penguins is the speedboat. Speedboats go so fast and their occupants are certainly not looking out for penguins. Fishing boats pose a different kind of problem. When fishermen take fish away from the penguins' environment, they are left with less food. Fishing nets can trap penguins. Fishing boats also can run into penguins too.
Luckily for the Antarctic penguins, they only have to deal with oil tankers since the cold weather keeps other boats from the area. Other penguins, however, have to live with these dangers. If people would think about the wildlife in the area before going out for a joy ride, penguins might not be on the endangered list.
All penguins belong to this family.
What is the "spheniscidae" family?
