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P enguins can look clumsy as they shuffle along or slide on

their bellies. They can’t take to the air because their wings
have become flippers, but they can zoom through the sea as if flying

underwater. They even flap to push themselves along as they chase
down fish and shrimplike animals called krill.

Most penguins live in the icy Southern Ocean. To stay warm, they
have a thick layer of fat that traps heat, just like wearing a wetsuit!

For emperor penguins, home is Antarctica—the coldest place on the
planet. It’s so cold, they balance their egg on their feet to keep it

from freezing on the ice.

Adélie penguin, African penguin,
islands around southern Africa
Antarctica Southern rockhopper
penguin, islands
around Antarctica

Fairy penguin,
southern Australia
and New Zealand

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