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UNUSUAL ANIMALS: January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day and what better time to make our readers aware of this flightless bird’s characteristics! • It’s a common misconception that penguins are found only in Antarctica. They actually live on every continent in the Southern Hemisphere – Australia, South America, Africa, and Antarctica. The first written mention of penguins was in a diary from a member of the crew on Vasco da Gama’s 1497 voyage around the Cape of Good Hope, an entry that mentioned large flightless birds. The first published account of a penguin was written by Antonio Pigafetta, a crewman aboard Ferdinand Magellan’s ship during the explorer’s first circumnavigation of the world in 1520. The writer referred to the penguins as geese. • It’s also a myth that penguins have to live in a cold climate. The Galapagos Penguin lives on tropical islands near the equator. Larger species of penguins dwell in the colder climates because their body size enables them to survive in the conditions. Warmer climates are home to smaller penguins. • There are 19 documented species of penguins, varying in size and appearance. The smallest is the Little Blue Penguin, standing about 12 inches tall, weighing only 3 lbs. The largest species is the Emperor Penguin, which can reach a height of 44 inches and weigh up to 90 lbs. Some species are strictly black and white, while others have orange and yellow markings on their little tuxedos. • Although penguins have wing-bones, they are more like flippers, making the birds very quick swimmers, able to swim up to 22 mph. • Penguins spend about 75% of their lives in water, where all of their hunting is done. They don’t swim out into deep water, since their prey – krill, fish, and squid – is within 60 feet of the surface. Most sea animals rely on a layer of blubber to stay warm, but penguins are able to endure the cold because their feathers trap a layer of warm air next to their skin that serves as insulation. Some species have four layers of feathers to keep them warm in the cold waters. Every year, penguins undergo molting, when all their old feathers are replaced by new ones. Most birds molt a few feathers at a time, but penguins do it all at once, and because they are not waterproof during this time, must remain on land for two or three weeks until the process is complete. • Penguins have a special oil gland that produces waterproofing oil that further insulates their body as well as improving their glide through the water. • Even though they’re carnivores, penguins don’t have teeth! The inside of the mouth is lined with fleshy spines that guide the fish down their throat. They swallow their prey whole as they swim. • Many species live in large groups, numbering in the thousands, called rookeries. Even in this huge community, every penguin has a distinct call and can find its mate or chicks in the crowd. Most penguins are monogamous and breed with the same mate for most of their lives. The Emperor Penguins have just one egg each breeding season and keep it warm on the top of their feet under a fold of skin containing a high concentration of blood vessels that keep the egg incubated. The Emperor has a long life span, up to 50 years.
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