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Penguins are the only members of the Order Sphenisciformes and Family Spheniscidae. There are about seventeen species in this family.
Information in this category explores different species and Penguins in general.
See Also:
Kids and Teens: Science and Math: Science: Living Things: Animals: Birds: Flightless
Science: Biology: Plants and Animals: Animalia: Chordata: Aves: Sphenisciformes
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
- From Animal Diversity factsheet, discusses distribution, biomes, physical characteristics, parenting, lifespan, behavior, diet, predators, and conservation.
ADW: King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
- University of Michigan describes locations, biomes, reproduction, appearance and size, diet, behavior, longevity, threats, and conservation.
Animal Diversity Web: Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
- Provides pictures, key range and habitat, physical appearance, breeding, diet, feeding habits, behavior, social groups, ecosystem roles, and conservation.
Animal Diversity: Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
- Examines range, habitat, images, physical features, breeding, parenting, behavior, food habits, predators, and conservation.
Earth's Endangered Creatures: Galapagos Penguin
- Examines date and area listed, size, appearance, preferred habitat, diet, breeding, parenting, and threats.
Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
- Pictures and classification combine with facts about distribution, diet and food habits, physical characteristics, reproduction, predation, and conservation status.
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
- Brief article furnishes locations, habitat, description, behavior, parenting, diet, and conservation status.
Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
- University of Michigan ADW gives geographic regions, habitat types, physical description, breeding season, primary diet, known predators, and status.
Infobook: Penguins
- SeaWorld lists habitat, characteristics, senses, adaptations, behavior, eating habits, hatching, causes of death, and conservation.
Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
- Explains appearance, coloring, diet and feeding behavior, social groups, range and habitat, reproduction, and conservation status. From University of Michigan ADW.
Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
- Contains physical description, distribution and habitat, breeding, parenting, food habits, predators, and IUCN status. From University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
Oregon Zoo Animals: Humboldt Penguin
- Discusses size, diet, swimming, breeding, status, characteristics, habitat and range, and CITES listing. Includes videos and picture.
Saint Louis Zoo: Humboldt Penguin
- Lists range, habitat, status, Latin name, source of name, size, coloration, shape, swimming, diet, eyesight, nests, and threats.
Virtual Zoo: Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
- Discusses local language names, distribution, breeding and non-breeding habitat, status, population, images, and range map. From World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
WAZA Virtual Zoo: African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
- Details taxonomy, other names, pictures, range map, distribution, habitat, status, population estimates, size, breeding sites, threats, and predators.
WAZA's Virtual Zoo: Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
- Offers classification, range, habitat, status, populations, images, distribution map, size, coloration, and nesting habits.
Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
- Animal Diversity Web gives range, habitat, physical features, breeding and parenting, diet, behavior, economic importance, and conservation status.
Young Peoples Trust: Penguin (Emperor)
- Factsheet looks at names, range, limited habitat, size, lifespan, diet, appearance, territory, daily life, reproduction, and interaction with man.
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