What penguins do?

Penguins can be found on every continent in the Southern Hemisphere from the tropical Galapagos Islands (the Galapagos penguin) located near South America to Antarctica (the emperor penguin). Behavoir. Penguins can spend up to 75% of their lives in the water. They do all of their hunting in the water. read more

Sure, we see them at the zoo, kind of standing around, and you’ve probably seen penguins on PBS kind of standing around. read more

3. Most penguins swim underwater at around four to seven miles per hour (mph), but the fastest penguin—the gentoo (Pygoscelis papua)—can reach top speeds of 22 mph! Gentoo penguins “porpoise” by jumping out of the water. They can move faster through air than water, so will often porpoise to escape from a predator. (Photo: Gilad Rom (Flickr)) 4. read more