PenguinsBy: Blue and Hayden

Penguin Intro•Latin name is Spheniscidae

•All penguins are found in the southern hemisphere

Penguins Adaptations

• Sharp beak to fight of predators

• Spikes on tongue to hold slippery prey

• Smooth bodies to help glide through water and snow

• Solid bones to help dive into water and catch prey

Penguin Nutritional Relationships

• Prey is fish, squid, and crustaceans

• Predators are seals, sea lions, and killer whales

• Food chain is algae, fish, penguin, killer whales, and bacteria

• Symbiosis is the penguin eats the minerals in the sea ice. This is mutualism.

Penguins Environment

• Southern hemisphere only

• Spend ¾ of their life in the water

• Animals have a better chance of catch diseases

Penguin Fun Facts• You can see penguin poop from space

• Here 60 million years ago

• Gentoo penguin can swim at 22 mph