1 2 3 4 5 Penguins are dark on Because those body The calcium from the Emperor penguins get Penguins’ beaks have the back and white on parts are smaller, mollusk shells a lot of attention for different shapes the front. emperor penguins thickens the being the biggest based on what they lose less body heat. penguins’ eggshells. penguins. hunt and eat. Predators swimming Emperor penguins The king penguin is All penguins share lives The Adelie penguin’s that are tied to the sea on the ocean surface also have a layer of the second largest beak is short and and the Southern see black when they fat called blubber. penguin. stubby for catching Hemisphere’s marine look down into the krill. ecosystem. dark water. Most amazingly, this A rookery is a colony of The pupil is the black The smallest penguin Male emperor birds or other animals is the time they opening in the center in the world is the penguins huddle to who have come choose to incubate of the eye. little blue penguin. help conserve heat. together to nest and their eggs! raise their young. He the egg with They build their A is a tuft of Instead of making a The inner fluffy part is called down. The down his brood patch, nests out of pebbles feathers that sticks nest, the little blue traps air close to the which is a warm patch and lay two eggs. up from a bird’s head. penguin digs a burrow penguin, keeping the of featherless skin. in the ground. penguin warm. Emperor penguins Magellanic penguins All crested penguins Penguins also cool off The Southern breathe very cold live on the southern have similar nesting by panting, seeking Hemisphere is the Antarctic air. tip of South America habits. and lying down natural home of the and the islands on the ice. world’s penguins. around Antarctica. If you roll a 6, choose 1 block to read.
1 2 3 4 5 Penguins are dark on the back and white on the front. Because those body parts are smaller, emperor penguins lose less body heat. The calcium from the mollusk shells thickens the penguins’ eggshells. Emperor penguins get a lot of attention for being the biggest penguins. Penguins’ beaks have different shapes based on what they hunt and eat. Predators swimming on the ocean surface see black when they look down into the dark water. Emperor penguins also have a layer of fat called blubber. The king penguin is the second largest penguin. All penguins share lives that are tied to the sea and the Southern Hemisphere’s marine ecosystem. The Adelie penguin’s beak is short and stubby for catching krill. Most amazingly, this is the time they choose to incubate their eggs! A rookery is a colony of birds or other animals who have come together to nest and raise their young. The pupil is the black opening in the center of the eye. The smallest penguin in the world is the little blue penguin. Male emperor penguins huddle to help conserve heat. He the egg with his brood patch, which is a warm patch of featherless skin. They build their nests out of pebbles and lay two eggs. A is a tuft of feathers that sticks up from a bird’s head. Instead of making a nest, the little blue penguin digs a burrow in the ground. The inner fluffy part is called down. The down traps air close to the penguin, keeping the penguin warm. Emperor penguins breathe very cold Antarctic air. Magellanic penguins live on the southern tip of South America and the islands around Antarctica. All crested penguins have similar nesting habits. Penguins also cool off by panting, seeking and lying down on the ice. The Southern Hemisphere is the natural home of the world’s penguins. If you roll a 6, choose 1 block to read.
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