Penguins are the flightless aquatic birds they are good swimmwers and can swim for 100 km per hour they have counter shaded dark and whir plumage with wings which evolved in to flippers.Tere are approximately 18 species of penguins tey develop their habitatin many different places and climates depending on the type of penguin.

Where Do penguins live?

Penguins live extensively in Sputhern hemisphere, tey also live in cold climatic regions such as Antarctica and few species of Penguns live so far Sputh where as several species are found in the temperate Zone and toe only Species of Galapagos Penfguins live near the Equator.penguins love to live on Islands where they have a danger of encounter with land predators but they spend ample time of their liufe on islands swimming and hunting fish to eat.

Diferent types of Penguins live at different places Lets travel to the regions Where Do Penguins Live.
• ROCK HOPPER PENGUIN: tey are small in size with coloured feather on their had typically weighs around 5 pounds fully grown ,tey are found in Antarctiregions.
• GALAPAGOS PENGUIN: they are the only penguins found on the north of the Equatoe and live on GalapagoUsland, they weigh around 2.5 kg and grows up to 19 inches galapgos penguins are the second smallest species if penguin afer Little Penguins.
• EMPEROR PENGUIN: they are endemic to Antarctica, emperor penguins are the larges among i8 species of penguins they weighs around 40 kg and grows 122 cm. tey are amazing birds with special adaption to the cold and can survive in the worst weather conditions on earth.
• GENTOO PENGUIN:they live in Antarctic Peninsula and on he numerous frozen islands around the continent, they are the worlds third largest members reaching height of 30 inches and weight of 12 pounds.
• KING PENGUIN: it is the second largest species of the penguins and they live in South Atlantic Regions, South Indian Ocean and at the Macquarie Island.They reach height of 3.1 ft and weighs around 15 kg. King Penguins are the most thought and imagined penguins by humans.
• LITTLE PENGUIN:IT IS THE SMALLEST SPECIE OF THE PENGUINS WITH AVERAGE HEIGHYT OF 33CM AND WITH WEIGHT AROUND 1.5 KG THYE ARE MOSTLY FOUND ON THE COASTLINES OF Southern Australia , New Zealand and with possible records from Chile.
MACARONI PENGUINS: THEY LIVE IN Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula weighing around 4.7 kg and 70 cm in lengththey are closely realted to Royal penguins and considered was single specie.
• CHINSTRAP PENGUIN : They live on South Sandwich Island, Antrctaica , South Orkneys South Georgia, South Shetland and balleny island.
• HUMBOLDT PENGUIN: they on Coastal Peru and Chile in South America.
Penguins not only prefer to live on icy shelves but they love to live on desertic and plain regions that are free from land predators so flying is not an issue for them. Penguins are cute and friendly birds there are several cartoons and animation films on penguins have been broadcasted till date.

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Tere are approximately 18 species of penguins tey develop their habitatin many different places and climates depending on the type of penguin.