1. PENGUINS
BY: KYLE RODE

2. BASIC INFORMATION PENGUINS ARE A TYPE OF BIRD.
Population:2.5 million pairs
Location: Antarctic region
Size: About 30 inches tall
Weight:11 pounds
Diet: Fish, krill, & other small crustaceans
Nests: Circle mounds of small stones

3. Adaptation
Their wings, shaped like flippers, help them fly/swim underwater at speeds up to 15 mph. They also can dive underwater very well.
Penguins feathers overlap to provide waterproofing.
There coat of black and white helps them to blend in and stay camouflage from predators.

5. HABITAT
Penguins generally live on islands and in the cold, (ex. North Pole).
Some species spend as much as 75% of their lives at sea.
Penguin species are found on every continent in the Southern Hemisphere, deep inside the Antarctic Circle.

6. FOOD CHAIN Penguins eat Krill, Fish, Squid, and some times Rock Crabs.
Penguins get eaten by Polar Bears, Foxes, Sharks, Killer Whales, Leopard Seal, And Pampas Cats.

7. How Do Humans Impact Penguins
Humans used to hunt penguins back in the old days, They used the penguins for cooking fuel, but as seal populations declined they substituted it for seal oil.
They capture penguins and keep them reserved in zoo’s and such.
People also like penguins because the cute and fluffy, so they made movies about it such as happy feet.