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    9 December 19, 2017 5 Fun Facts About Penguins Long black and white body. Small head with an orange bill. Short legs and feet. Wings that are only good for swimming. Penguins are one of the only birds that swim but don’t fly. Just because they are one of the most popular birds doesn’t mean that people know all of these 7 facts. 1. What an interesting body shape. Even though penguins are birds they can swim. Their body’s have adapted to swimming. Penguins have large heads followed by a short…

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    Have you ever heard about the little penguin or the African penguin? Lauren Tarshis and Kristin Lewis have both written amazings stories about Penguins that have been stuck in an oil spill that is really harmful to animals. Lauren Tarshis wrote “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” which is about 40,000 penguins that were in an oil spill and the people that helped them. Kristin Lewis wrote “The Seabird Chronicle” which is about saving the penguins that were in the oil spill and then making sure that…

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    Penguin By Design Analysis

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    In this chapter, I will be exploring the history of Penguin and their book covers/jackets, looking at the layouts and developments of design as the years progressed. Subsequently, I will be primarily looking towards Phil Banes’ Penguin by Design: A Cover Story 1935-2005, as, while it is not a comprehensive catalogue of the entirety of Penguin’s cover history, it contains the main pathways, showing the development of the brand along with their changes in design and the new series’ and prints that…

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    Nordenskjoeldi's giant penguin (Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi) is a species of megafauna, with evidence suggesting it lived 37-45 million years ago. It's diet mainly consisted of fish and other seafood and it was an aquatic creature, spending the majority of its life in the water. These giant penguins grew up to 1.7 metres in height and 90kg in weight (Abyssal, 2015). It had a bent wing joint, beneficial for flight and powerful propulsion under water when diving for fish. Gilbert Price,…

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    Introduction The emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, is most known for being the tallest and heaviest penguin in the world (Magnuson). The emperor penguin is a type of bird in the Spheniscidae family, which is the only family in the order and is home to many other aquatic birds (Magnuson). Emperor penguins live in the arctic tundra biome on the coast of Antarctica (Magnuson). Emperor penguins are carnivorous and will eat fish, krill and squid (Magnuson). A few of the emperor penguin’s…

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    Emperor penguins really aren’t birds. Well, they are, but have little characteristics that are like birds. Emperor penguins are astounding creatures with many features that allow them to survive. As most people know they can’t fly though they are known to be excellent swimmers . The Emperor penguins is part of the Aptenodytes Genus also known as the Great Penguins. ("Emperor Penguin" 2011) The scientific name for the emperor penguin is aptenodytes forsteri. ("Emperor Penguin") Emperor penguin…

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    Aptenodytes Forsteri Common Name: Emperor Penguin Did you know the Emperor Penguin is one of the only species of penguin that live in Antarctica, Or that it is the biggest penguin in the world? Well, If not I will tell you about the Emperor Penguin’s physical characteristics, eating habits, its habitat, and much more. The Emperor Penguin lives in the open ice of Antarctica. Wind chills can be as cold as -76 degrees Fahrenheit. Blizzards of 124 mph. Emperor Penguins use strong claws on their…

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    patterns within relatively short distances, lives the Emperor Penguin. Consequently, the Emperor Penguin has many phenomenal and useful adaptations that ensure the penguin is able to sustain life in such a challenging and unfavorable environment. The Emperor Penguin can only be found in Antarctica. It is essential for penguins in general to generate and retain a constant…

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    talk about is a penguins . They live in cold areas like the Southern Hemisphere. There are 17 species, they are all different in ways.The one i'm going to do is the Emperor Penguin. The average bird stands 45 inches tall. These type of animals are amphibian. The Emperor Penguin is one of the largest it is almost 4 feet tall weight up to 70-90 pounds. Emperor penguins live in Antarctica. They live in the wild to 15-20 years but, in their life span is 40 years. The female penguin if she has an…

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    some of these penguins felt in these two articles. “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” and “The Seabird Chronicle” both talk about how the beaches that penguins live on are contaminated with a oil spill. “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” and “The Seabird Chronicles” have similarities and differences like similarity in conflict but differences in setting. “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” and “The Seabird Chronicle” both have similarity in conflict. In “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” african penguins living on a…

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