Scientists has suggested that penguins toboggan (belly-slide) on the ice not only for easier travel, but because they enjoy it. They also like to dive off cliffs, spring back up, and jump again as a hobby. read more
Waimanu manneringi stood upright and waddled like modern day penguins, but was likely more awkward in the water. Some fossil penguins were much larger than any penguin living today, reaching 4.5 feet tall! 6. Like other birds, penguins don’t have teeth. Instead, they have backward-facing fleshy spines that line the inside of their mouths. read more