Recognize PINGUIN

PINGUIN (ordo Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) is a type of aquatic animal bird that can not fly and generally live in the south of the Earth. Throughout the world there are 17 to 19 species PINGUIN. Although all types of PINGUIN originally came from the southern hemisphere, but PINGUIN not only found in cold regions or in the Antarctic alone. PINGUIN There are three species that live in the tropics. One of the species living in the Galapagos Islands (Galapagos PINGUIN) and usually cross the equator line to search for food.

How much PINGUIN?

PINGUIN species is PINGUIN Emperor (Aptenodytes forsteri) with high reach 1.1 meters and weight of 35 kilograms or more. Is the smallest species PINGUIN PINGUIN Peri (Eudyptula Minor) with a high of around 40 cm and weight of one kg. In general, a large PINGUIN more to maintain body temperature so that it can survive in the cold, while PINGUIN the smaller size usually found in regions that even more warm tropical regions.

Food

PINGUIN generally eat krill (a kind of shellfish), fish, squid and other animals that caught the water when swimming in the sea. PINGUIN can drink sea water because the body supraorbital gland filters excess salt from the sea of blood flow. This salt was issued in the form of a liquid through the respiratory tract PINGUIN.

Behavior PINGUIN

PINGUIN seen not afraid of human presence. They will draw on a group of researchers are studying them.

However, one major form of squabbling among PINGUIN will happen if a mother lost her son PINGUIN (because can not survive in the big storm or eaten by animals pemangsa). If a child is missing, then mother PINGUIN will "steal" a child's mother PINGUIN PINGUIN the other. Behavior is to attract scientists. Interestingly, PINGUIN-PINGUIN another female in the group PINGUIN not like the "theft" and this will help, and "defend" the mother of his son PINGUIN stolen.

The form of the body

PINGUIN body is very suitable for swimming and living in the water. Wings is a boater and can not afford to fly. PINGUIN land use in the tails and wings to maintain balance when walking. Each PINGUIN has white on the body and in darker colors (usually black) on the outside body. This is useful for camouflage. Pemangsa animals such as lions in the water from the sea it is difficult to see because of stomach PINGUIN the white mixed with the reflection of surface sea water. While on the surface of the dark back PINGUIN also obscure the view of animal pemangsa above water.

The ability to swim and dive

PINGUIN able to swim at speeds of 6 to 12 km / hr even been recorded to 27km/jam. PINGUIN a small usually dive for one to two minutes from the surface of the water to catch food. PINGUIN a larger size, namely PINGUIN emperor can dive to over 565 meters in 20 minutes.

Run and slide

To save energy, sometimes PINGUIN running with short legs or slide in the snow with the stomach.

Ability to Sense

PINGUIN have very good hearing. If you are in the land, relying on very PINGUIN pendengarannya. PINGUIN eyes adapt to the vision under the water in search of food and avoid pemangsa. Power the ability to smell PINGUIN at this time is not yet known and requires much further research.