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Left: Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes Forsteri) chick asking for food.It starts by going ‘Piu!’, ‘Piu!’ with a head motion from front to back. Then when the adult looks down, the chick touches its beak which triggers a feeding reflex.
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Etymology. The word penguin first appears in the 16th century as a synonym for great auk. When European explorers discovered what are today known as penguins in the Southern Hemisphere, they noticed their similar appearance to the great auk of the Northern Hemisphere, and named them after this bird, although they are not closely related.. The etymology of the word penguin …
The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica.The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 122 cm (48 in) in height and weighing from 22 to 45 kg (49 to 99 lb). The dorsal side and head are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, …
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Religious keeper The devout keeper lost his favorite Bible while he was mending fences out at the . Three weeks later, a penguin walked up …
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Right: An Emperor penguin chick overheating on a hot spring day.. Why don’t penguins get cold ? Mainly because they are fat ! Fat has two main purposes in the body: it is a good insulator against cold and also it is a reserve of energy.
