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penguins
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There are 18 unique species of penguin in the world, though two species, the northern rockhopper and southern rockhopper, are sometimes considered the same species.
While swimming, penguins will leap in shallow arcs above the surface of the water, a practice called porpoising.
Penguins are carnivores that catch all their food live in the sea. Depending on the species they can eat a variety of different marine animals.
The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species, standing up to 48 inches tall and weighing up to 90 pounds when mature and not fasting to incubate eggs.
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The yellow-eyed penguin is believed to be the rarest penguin species, with only approximately 5,000 birds surviving in the wild, though population numbers fluctuate.
Emperor penguin males incubate their eggs for two months in the winter without eating while the females are at sea.
Depending on the species, a wild penguin can live 15 to 20 years. During that time, they spend up to 75 percent of their lives at sea.
The naturally northernmost penguin species is the Galapagos penguin, which lives year-round near the equator on the Galapagos Islands.
enguins’ eyes work better underwater than they do in the air, giving them superior eyesight to spot prey while hunting, even in cloudy,