🐧 Secrets of Penguins
/🐧 Secrets of Penguins
🚀Let’s Go Exploring!
/🚀Let’s Go Exploring!
Penguins are birds that don’t fly in the sky—but they’re amazing swimmers in the sea!
/Penguins are birds that don’t fly in the sky—but they’re amazing swimmers in the sea!
They look like little divers wearing black tuxedos.
/They look like little divers wearing black tuxedos.
That’s why some people call them “tuxedo birds.”
/That’s why some people call them “tuxedo birds.”
Penguin wings aren’t for flying.
/Penguin wings aren’t for flying.
Instead, they work like flippers.
/Instead, they work like flippers.
Penguins flap them to swim through the water, just like birds fly through the air.
/Penguins flap them to swim through the water, just like birds fly through the air.
Some penguins can swim as fast as 30 kilometers per hour!
/Some penguins can swim as fast as 30 kilometers per hour!
Most people think penguins only live in cold places like Antarctica.
/Most people think penguins only live in cold places like Antarctica.
But did you know that some penguins live in warm places too?
/But did you know that some penguins live in warm places too?
The Galápagos penguin lives near the equator, where the sun shines all year round.
/The Galápagos penguin lives near the equator, where the sun shines all year round.
The biggest penguin is the emperor penguin.
/The biggest penguin is the emperor penguin.
It can grow over 1 meter tall!
/It can grow over 1 meter tall!
The smallest is the little blue penguin, only about 30 centimeters—as tiny and cute as a stuffed animal.
/The smallest is the little blue penguin, only about 30 centimeters—as tiny and cute as a stuffed animal.
Penguins love their families.
/Penguins love their families.
The mom and dad take turns keeping the egg warm.
/The mom and dad take turns keeping the egg warm.
When the baby hatches, they take turns feeding it.
/When the baby hatches, they take turns feeding it.
The emperor penguin dad can go without food for over two months while keeping the egg warm!
/The emperor penguin dad can go without food for over two months while keeping the egg warm!
🎯 Let’s try a quiz!
/🎯 Let’s try a quiz!
Quiz 1: What are penguins best at? A. Flying in the sky B. Climbing trees C. Swimming in water
/Quiz 1: What are penguins best at? A. Flying in the sky B. Climbing trees C. Swimming in water
→ Answer: C. Swimming in water!
/→ Answer: C. Swimming in water!
Quiz 2: Where do penguins live? A. Only in deserts B. In cold and warm places C. Only in cities
/Quiz 2: Where do penguins live? A. Only in deserts B. In cold and warm places C. Only in cities
→ Answer: B. In cold and warm places!
/→ Answer: B. In cold and warm places!
🕵️♀️ What Will We Discover Next?
/🕵️♀️ What Will We Discover Next?
Penguins can recognize each other by their voices.
/Penguins can recognize each other by their voices.
Even in a noisy crowd, they can find their baby or partner just by listening.
/Even in a noisy crowd, they can find their baby or partner just by listening.
It’s like they have super hearing!
/It’s like they have super hearing!
And guess what? Penguins don’t slip on ice easily.
/And guess what? Penguins don’t slip on ice easily.
The bottoms of their feet have tiny spikes to help them grip the ice.
/The bottoms of their feet have tiny spikes to help them grip the ice.
They also stretch out their wings to balance as they waddle—so cute!
/They also stretch out their wings to balance as they waddle—so cute!
There are still so many penguin secrets to discover.
/There are still so many penguin secrets to discover.
Do you want to know why penguins slide on their bellies or how they stay warm in freezing cold?
/Do you want to know why penguins slide on their bellies or how they stay warm in freezing cold?
I encourage you to do some research about penguins yourself. You’re sure to make some fun discoveries!
/I encourage you to do some research about penguins yourself. You’re sure to make some fun discoveries!
