Penguins in the water

Not only are the seabirds penguins, most fish in Antarctic waters of the Southern Hemisphere oceans. Many of them swim in near-freezing waters where people can not swim without protection against the cold, we can enter those waters and give a few strokes, but our body will not last long enough to say they have swum.

All penguins are studied in order Sphenisciformes Spheniscidae family, but within this family is not all penguins are the same species are actually quite different in form and behavior. Size range from small penguin, does not achieve the feet and weighs just over one kilogram, to Emperor Penguin that exceeds one meter high and can weigh up to 45 kg with respect to habitat, the Galapagos penguin lives in a hot zone while the Adélie Penguin, and others, rarely leaves the Antarctic. However, drastic differences are found in the nest. As mentioned, the breeding of the Emperor Penguin is very peculiar, though the King Penguin is perhaps even more intriguing, and the rest of the penguins, well, this is one of the topics discussed in the species.

 

He have a long beak, in some species is well pointed. As they feed on fish, squid, crustaceans, krill (the Antarctic shrimp) and other marine animals, the peak shape helps them catch prey. It also serves as defense. If you see a penguin in difficulty, be very careful if required to approach him for help. Some species, even those that appear to be completely harmless, we can start a strip of skin from a sting. The fins are also dangerous, the Emperor penguin can gives flight from one leg to a man, and there have been cases, have the legs in the back of the body and the earth can walk and even run faster than us. So upright walking, sometimes stagger when walking. At least one species, giving ground moves little jump. Also slide on the snow as slides.As in most birds in each leg has four fingers. Three fingers are front and one is later. The rear toe is small and kept separate. The three forwards are long, thick and are joined by a webbing.