Penguins - a kind of bird. To fly and run fast these birds can't, but swim and dive perfectly. Forequarters penguins are adapted to an aquatic lifestyle and mutated into elastic fins. On land they walk awkwardly; in case of necessity fall belly on the ice and quickly glide, while wielding the flippers and legs.
Scientists consider 15-18 species. Live penguins on the Islands of Antarctica.
Penguins usually keep large flocks and nest in large colonies of thousands of pairs. Penguins - these marine animals. Adult birds feed on small fish, cephalopods, crustaceans. They raise their Chicks in the most severe time of year - the Antarctic winter. Juveniles females also wear on the feet. The kids covered with thick down, helpless and develop slowly. Parents in turn feed the chick, trigila food in his mouth. As soon as the Emperor penguin Chicks old enough, parents care about them already collectively, organizing the so-called nursery. Interestingly, in fact, the penguins do not pay attention to kids. Chicks in such a manger feel rather lonely children than Pets. In Buran Chicks gather in dense furry crowd, pressed to each other to make it warmer.