Penguin Links

CLICK HERE!!!! View 13 videos of my fine feathered friends. TOO CUTE! CLICK HERE!!!! Go here to download an adorable little BUD ICE Screen Saver. It is too cute!! I dont drink but this screen saver has an adorable penguin playing goalee for a hockey team!! And it is interactive!! CLICK HERE!!!! This is a really neat penguin site. Lots of pics, info and references on my little friends!! CLICK HERE!!!! ALL NEW!! MY POEM PAGE!!!! This is gonna be a page dedicated to my favorite little animals. Penguins are so adorable. The way they look, waddle, and live is just so amazing to me. Keep looking for updates on the little guys here. I plan to add more graphics of them and a story very soon! Keep watching for updates! PENGUIN INFO: Common Name: There are seventeen species of penguins. Class: Aves Order: Sphenisciformes Family: Spheniscidae Genus species: There are 17 species of penguins: 1. emperor--Aptenodytes forsteri 2. king--Aptenodytes patagonica 3. Adelie--Pygoscelis adeliae 4. gentoo--Pygoscelis papua 5. chinstrap--Pygoscelis antarctica 6. rockhopper--Eudyptes crestatus 7. macaroni--Eudyptes chrysolophus 8. royal--Eudyptes schlegeli 9. Fiordland crested--Eudyptes pachyrhynchus 10. erect-crested--Eudyptes sclateri 11. Snares Island--Eudyptes robustus 12. yellow-eyed--Megadyptes antipodes 13. fairy (little blue)--Eudyptula minor 14. Magellanic--Spheniscus magellanicus 15. Humboldt--Spheniscus humboldti 16. black-footed--Spheniscus demersus 17. Galapagos--Spheniscus mendiculus Size The emperor penguin is the largest penguin, standing 112 cm (44 in.) tall. The smallest penguin is the fairy penguin, standing just 41 cm (16 in.). Weight: The emperor penguin weighs the most at 27-41 kg (60-90 lb.) while the fairy penguin is the lightest, weighing about 1 kg (2.2 lb.). Status: All Antarctic penguins are legally protected by the Antarctic Treaty. Penguins are vulnerable to habitat destruction, overfishing of primary food sources, ecological disasters such as oil spills and human encroachment into nesting areas. Fun Facts 1. All penguins live south of the equator, from the icy waters of Antarctica to the tropical Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, almost astride the equator. 2. Chinstrap penguins may be the most numerous penguin, with a population estimated at 12 to 13 million. 3. The most vulnerable penguin is the yellow-eyed penguin, which inhabits the coasts and offshore islands of southeast New Zealand. The yellow-eyed penguin population is estimated at less than 10,000. 4. Penguins are specialized marine birds adapted to living at sea. Some species spend as much as 75% of their lives in the sea. Penguin wings are paddlelike flippers used for swimming, not flying.