Penguins are such fascinating birds; And there are so many interesting things about penguins many don't know!
Hence here are 10 amazing facts about penguins

A short detail on the 10 amazing facts about penguins :-

1. Penguins love to live in Large groups, In fact in the Zavodovski Island in Antartica, the largest colony of penguins on earth is found where approximately two million chinstrap penguins breed.

2.We all know penguins love to swim; But what you might know is they can go deep. Penguins can dive down over 800 feet.
The deepest dive ever recorded of a penguin was an emperor penguin reached an amazing 1,850 feet.

3. Penguins' suits act as camouflage.
Their black backs blend with the ocean water when seen from above, whereas the white bellies match the bright surface when viewed from below. This disguises them from predators like leopard seals and helps them catch prey like fish, squid, crabs, and krill.

4. They can drink seawater - Yep, sea water. A supraorbital gland located above their eye removes salt from the bloodstream. The excess sodium then comes out through the bill or by sneezing!

5. Penguins are total social butterflies, they are the most social of all birds... They swim, feed, hunt and breed in groups. In fact when it comes to breeding, they gather in colonies of hundreds of thousands at a time.

6. Penguins like to have fun, They often love sliding - Instead of shuffling across the ice, many penguins like to lay on their stomachs and propel themselves with their feet. It' s a faster way to get around and also it's fun

7. The fastest species of penguin is the Gentoo Penguin, while they swim, they can reach speeds up to 22 mph.

8. A cute thing about Penguins is, unlike many other animals where just the female takes care of their kids,
penguin parents—both male and female together takes care for their young for several months until the chicks are strong enough to hunt for food on their own.

9. Alright time for a little nasty fact, If a female Emperor Penguin's baby dies, she will often "kidnap" an unrelated chick and raise that chick as her own instead.

10. Because Penguins aren't used to danger from animals on solid ground, wild penguins exhibit no particular fear of human tourists.

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