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Erect-Crested
Penguin Macaroni Penguin Fiordland Penguin
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Crested Group
COMMON NAME AVERAGE LENGTH WEIGHT RANGE
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Penguin Family
BANDED GROUP (4)
Galápagos Penguin
Magellanic Penguin
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Penguin Family
BRUSHED-TAILED GROUP (3)
Adélie Penguin
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Brushed-tailed Group
COMMON NAME AVERAGE LENGTH WEIGHT RANGE
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Penguin Family
LARGE GROUP (2)
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Large Group
COMMON NAME AVERAGE LENGTH WEIGHT RANGE
King 95 cm 12 – 16 kg
Emperor 115 cm 25 – 38 kg
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Penguin Family
OTHERS
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Others
COMMON NAME AVERAGE LENGTH WEIGHT RANGE
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More Penguin facts
Penguins eat three main foods: fish, squid and crustaceans.
Kings and Emperor Penguins lay only a single egg. All other
penguins lay two eggs about four days apart.
The incubation period varies with the size of the penguin. In the
little penguin, it lasts roughly 33 days; in the medium-sized
species, it varies between 35 and 40 days and in the largest
species, it varies between 54 to 66 days.
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Penguin Terminology
BLUBBER: A thick layer of fat stored under the skin.
CROP: A place in the penguin’s body where food is held so that can be
digested.
DOWN: A layer of fine, soft feathers.
INCUBATION: The period when the egg is kept warm before it hatches.
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