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Penguins

Penguins are flightless birds that are adapted to live in water Penguins are found in the southern hemisphere, particularly in Antarctica.

Penguins spend about half of their life on land and the rest in the oceans, where they feed on krill, fish and squid.

The largest is the Emperor Penguin and the smallest is the Little Blue Penguin.

Pygoscelis papua

Gentoo Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
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Spheniscus demersusi

African Penguin
African Penguin
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Yellow-eyed_Penguin
Yellow-eyed Penguin
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Penguins
Penguins
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Eudyptula albosignata

Macaroni Penguin
Macaroni Penguin
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Pygoscelis papua

Gentoo Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
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Pygoscelis adeliae

Adelie Penguin
Adelie Penguin
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Aptenodytes forsteri

Emperor Penguins
Emperor Penguins
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List of penguins

Adelie Penguin
African Penguin
Emperor Penguins
Gentoo Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
Humboldt Penguin
king penguin
Little Blue Penguin
Macaroni Penguin
Magellanic Penguin
Penguins
White-flippered Penguin
Yellow-eyed Penguin


Subfamily Spheniscinae - Modern penguins

Eudyptes – Crested penguins
Aptenodytes - Great penguins
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicus
Emperor PenguinAptenodytes forsteri
Pygoscelis - Brush-tailed penguins
Adélie PenguinPygoscelis adeliae
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua
Eudyptula - Little penguins
Little Blue PenguinEudyptula minor
White-flippered PenguinEudyptula albosignata (provisional)
Spheniscus – Banded penguins
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
Galapagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
Megadyptes
Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes
Waitaha PenguinMegadyptes waitaha (extinct)
Eudyptes - Crested penguins
Fiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrynchus
Snares PenguinEudyptes robustus
Erect-crested PenguinEudyptes sclateri
Western Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocome
Eastern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes filholi
Northern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes moseleyi
Royal PenguinEudyptes schlegeli (disputed)
Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophus
Chatham Islands PenguinEudyptes sp. (extinct)

Source: Wikipedia

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