What are Some Facts about Penguins?

What are Some Facts about Penguins?

The main facts about penguins are resumed in a short list. Further facts can be found at Penguin Facts.
 
1. Penguins are birds.
 
2. Penguins have adapted to live in water.
 
3. Most Penguins spend half their life in water and half in land, although some species spend up to 75% in water.
 
4. Penguins live only in the southern hemisphere.
 
5. Penguins do not live ONLY in cold Antarctic regions; they live as far north as Galapagos Islands near the Equator.
 
6. The Emperor Penguin is the largest penguin, reaching up to 45 in
 
7. Most penguins’ species feed from krill, small fishes, squid and small crustaceans, varying the amounts of each kind of them in their diet, from place to place.
 
8. Penguins probably lost their ability to fly because they did not need to escape from predators.
 
9. Most penguins are white colored in the front and black colored in the back.