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All about Emperor Penguins!
100
Penguins can fly.
False. Penguins cannot fly!
100
I like penguins wet, I like penguins dry, I'd like to watch one try to ________________.
fly!
100
How many eggs do penguins lay at one time?
Penguins usually lay two eggs at a time.
100
Penguins have webbed feet. What does webbed mean?
Webbed means connected by skin.
100
Emperor penguins gather on land ________ a year.
once
200
Penguins only live in very cold places.
False. Penguins live in many places in the southern hemisphere, not just cold places.
200
I like penguins, I like their looks. I like to read about them in ________________.
books.
200
What is a king penguin huddle?
A king penguin huddle is when penguins huddle together to keep warm.
200
Penguins have fat on their bodies that help keep them warm. What is another word for fat?
Another word for their fat is blubber.
200
Each mother penguin lays how many eggs?
One egg.
300
Penguins do not like water.
False! Penguins spend most of their lives in the water.
300
When a penguin's hungry, he eats ______________. He doesn't need a fork and he doesn't need a _____________.
fish, dish
300
How are penguins camouflaged?
They are black so when they swim, birds cannot see them. And their stomachs are white, so animals cannot see them from deep down in the ocean.
300
What is a colony?
A colony is a group of animals who live together.
300
How does the father penguin keep the egg warm?
He covers the egg with his feet and his warm belly.
400
Penguins have many predators on land AND in the water.
True! Many birds like to hunt penguins as do marine life in the water.
400
Penguins are black. Penguins are ___________. Penguins are the color of day and ______________.
White, night.
400
After baby chicks are born, they wait on the shore while their parents search for food. When they come back, how do they find their babies?
The babies sing so their parents can hear them.
400
What is a rookery?
A rookery is a place where baby penguins are hatched and raised.
400
Before the egg has hatched, who goes to get the food, the mommy penguin or daddy penguin?
The mommy penguin.
500
Antarctic, where Emperor penguins live, is the warmest place on Earth.
False. Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth!
500
Penguins play in the ocean. Penguins fish in the ____________. Penguins lay their eggs, in a stony ___________.
sea, rookery
500
When daddy Emperor penguins are watching the egg for four months, what do they eat?
They eat only snow.
500
Penguins live on the coast of South America. What does COAST mean?
Coast means an area where land meets water.
500
When Emperor penguins gather on land, the make a _______________.
Rookery.