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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 Author: National Science Foundation Image in public domian |
Spheniscus demersusi African Penguin User: Adrian Pingstone Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic |
 Yellow-eyed Penguin User: Chmehl Creative Commons Licence |
 Penguins User: Ehquionest Creative Commons Licence Attribution 2.5 Generic |
Eudyptula albosignata Macaroni Penguin User: Jerzystrzelecki GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 |
Pygoscelis papua Gentoo Penguin Author: National Science Foundation Image in public domain |
Pygoscelis adeliae Adelie Penguin User: Ehquionest Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic |
Aptenodytes forsteri Emperor Penguins User: Ian Duffy Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic |
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
| Aptenodytes - Great penguins | |
| King Penguin | Aptenodytes patagonicus |
| Emperor Penguin | Aptenodytes forsteri |
| Pygoscelis - Brush-tailed penguins | |
| Adélie Penguin | Pygoscelis adeliae |
| Chinstrap Penguin | Pygoscelis antarctica |
| Gentoo Penguin | Pygoscelis papua |
| Eudyptula - Little penguins | |
| Little Blue Penguin | Eudyptula minor |
| White-flippered Penguin | Eudyptula 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 Penguin | Megadyptes waitaha (extinct) |
| Eudyptes - Crested penguins | |
| Fiordland Penguin | Eudyptes pachyrynchus |
| Snares Penguin | Eudyptes robustus |
| Erect-crested Penguin | Eudyptes sclateri |
| Western Rockhopper Penguin | Eudyptes chrysocome |
| Eastern Rockhopper Penguin | Eudyptes filholi |
| Northern Rockhopper Penguin | Eudyptes moseleyi |
| Royal Penguin | Eudyptes schlegeli (disputed) |
| Macaroni Penguin | Eudyptes chrysolophus |
| Chatham Islands Penguin | Eudyptes sp. (extinct) |
Source: Wikipedia
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