Penguins

There are 16 different kinds of penguin. All live in the Southern hemisphere. Penguins cannot fly but they are expert swimmers and divers. They can speed along in the water after squid and fish using their flipper shaped wings. The Emperor Penguin has a bright orange beard around its neck. To escape the leopard seal it dives out of the water at a great speed. It breeds in the coldest placed on earth, on Antarctic ice where the temperature is -20 degrees C (-4 F) and after the female has laid an egg, the male keeps it warm between his feet and tummy for about 60 days. The new born chicks stay warm by standing on their parents feet.