Penguins essay 4

Penguins feed off of small sea life forms, including fish, crustaceans, and cuttlefish. Surprisingly, in captivity, the King and Emperor penguins usually have to be fed by hand, because they do not learn how to pick up their own food (Pete & Barbara's Penguin Page). Most penguins can be found in captivity throughout the world.

Penguins are the birds which are especially found in cold regions of Antarctic islands. The word or name ‘penguin’ is derived from two words i.e. ‘Pen’ means ‘Head’ and ‘Gwyn’ means ‘White’. Penguins are flightless birds i.e. they cannot fly in the sky, instead they can fly or swim fast deep inside the seas and oceans with the help of their wings.

After reading these lines you will come to know, what is a penguin, where penguins are found, how a penguin looks, how penguins save themselves from attackers, what penguins eat, why penguins don’t feel any taste and how they eat, how penguins give birth to their offspring, how many species of penguins are in the world etc.

Surprisingly, in captivity, the King and Emperor penguins usually have to be fed by hand, because they do not learn how to pick up their own food (Pete & Barbara's Penguin Page). Most penguins can be found in captivity throughout the world. The Emperor and Adelie penguins, however, are only found in a few locations.