Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Penguins!

Penguins are my favorite animals. They're so cute, they wear tuxedoes and waddle, that's just plain adorable. One day, I want to research in Antarctica and see a clan of penguins. That's my dream. Hopefully it comes true, but who knows!

Penguins are flightless, aquatic birds that live in the Southern hemisphere: Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa. They are very social birds and like to interact with humans. They use gestures and squawking sounds to communicate, like to tell where their nesting territory will be. It's believed they use the sun to navigate from land and sea. They usually live for 15 to 20 years. Penguins can be harmed badly by oil spills. When oil gets on their feathers, they become susceptible to hypothermia. And if they ingest some of the oil while preening, their internal organs get messed up. Mostly, penguins need to be left alone. They aren't used to human civilization, unless they're in a zoo or something, and they get scared by loud noises.










No comments:

Post a Comment