1. PENGUINS BY: KYLE RODE

2. BASIC INFORMATION PENGUINS ARE A TYPE OF BIRD. Population:2.5 million pairs Location: Antarctic region Size: About 30 inches tall Weight:11 pounds Diet: Fish, krill, & other small crustaceans Nests: Circle mounds of small stones

3. Adaptation Adaptation Their wings, shaped like flippers, help them fly/swim underwater at speeds up to 15 mph. They also can dive underwater very well. Penguins feathers overlap to provide waterproofing. There coat of black and white helps them to blend in and stay camouflage from predators.

4. HABITAT Penguins generally live on islands and in the cold, (ex. North Pole). Some species spend as much as 75% of their lives at sea. Penguin species are found on every continent in the Southern Hemisphere, deep inside the Antarctic Circle.

5. FOOD CHAIN Penguins eat Krill, Fish, Squid, and some times Rock Crabs. Penguins get eaten by Polar Bears, Foxes, Sharks, Killer Whales, Leopard Seal, And Pampas Cats.

6. How Do Humans Impact Penguins Humans used to hunt penguins back in the old days, They used the penguins for cooking fuel, but as seal populations declined they substituted it for seal oil. They capture penguins and keep them reserved in zoo’s and such. People also like penguins because the cute and fluffy, so they made movies about it such as happy feet.

7. Types Of Penguins Emperor Penguins Adelie Penguins Chinstrap Penguins King Penguins Rockhopper Penguins Gentoo Penguins Macaroni Penguins Royal Penguins Fairy Penguins Magellanic Penguins Galapagos Penguins

8. Population The penguin species with the highest population is the Macaroni penguin with 11,654,000 pairs. The species with the lowest population is the endangered Galapagos penguin with between 6,000-15,000 Penguins.

9. Help!! The penguins need our help, the earth temperature is rising fast. The ice is melting and that means less habitat and the loss of food, such as shrimp-like krill. Defenders of Wildlife is working with leaders on Capitol Hill and elsewhere to stop global warming and save penguins and their habitat. In addition to global warming and natural predation by sharks, leopard seals, sea lions and fur seals, other threats to penguins include impacts on habitat due to oil spills, construction, destruction of habitat due to competition with humans for food and illegal egg harvesting.