1. Penguin Chick

2. cuddles lies close and comfortable; curls up

3. flippers broad, flat body parts used for swimming by seals and penguins
also:

4. frozen hardened with cold; turned to ice

5. hatch to come out of an egg

6. pecks strikes with a beak

7. preen
To smooth or arrange feathers with a beak. Brush

8. snuggles
Lies close and comfortably together; cuddles

9. rookery
Place where female penguins lay their eggs.

10. huddle
Male penguins gathered together in a close mass.

11. crèche
Group of chicks gather together to keep warm. Nursery.

12. brood patch
Part of birds that is visible at the bottom during the nesting season.

13. tobogganing
To slide rapidly on its belly.

14. down
Baby penguin´s soft feathers .

15. webbed feet
Penguin´s feet: having the toes connected by a membrane.

16. I watched the blue bird _______ his feathers neatly.
preen
The baby cub _______ closely to its mother to stay warm.
snuggles

17. A large chunk of _______ ice breaks off of the iceberg.
frozen
All birds _______ from eggs.
hatch
The seal uses it ______ to help it swim.
flippers

18. A bird uses its beak to _______ through the egg when it is born.
peck
The kitten ________ close to its mother and falls asleep.
snuggles

19. Think and Respond What continent are the penguins on?
Where does the father penguin keep the egg?
How does the mother penguin move around?
Why do the father penguins stay close in a huddle? (huddle=group=crowd)

20. How do penguins “talk” to each other?
Where does the father go?
What is a group of chicks called?
8. What do webbed feet help a penguin do?