PENGUINS

Almost all of people in the world have ever seen penguins. The penguins look like a cute animal in some cartoon movie on television, but do you know what is the fact of penguins exactly? What kind of animal they are? Penguin is a kind of birds. They are a group of aquatic from order Sphenisciformes and family Spheniscidae. Penguins have many kind of species, and they live in several place.

Penguin has many kinds of species, and every species has different size. The biggest species of penguin  is Emperor  penguin (Eptenodytes forsteri). It is  about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 inc) and weight 35 kg or more. The smallest species of penguin is the Fairy Penguin (Eudyptula minor), also known as the Little Blue Penguins. It is about 40 cm (16 inc) and weight 1 kg.

Penguins live in several place. Althought the native penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, penguins are not found only in Antartica. Penguins can find in Coast of South America, South Africa, Southern Australia, and New Zealand.  Penguins also can find in tropical area, like in Galapagos islands.

Based on the explanation above, penguin is a kind of birds that has many species. The biggest species is Emperor penguins and the smallest species is Fairy penguins. Every species have different size. Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, but it can also find in tropical area.