Penguins are Birds
Penguins are birds with black and white
feathers and a funny waddle. But unlike most birds, penguins are
not able to fly -- in the air that is. Penguins spend as much as
75% of their time underwater, searching for food in the ocean.
When they are in the water, they dive and flap their wings. It
looks just like they are flying! Penguins
are shaped like a torpedo. Their body is built for the most
efficient swimming with their average speed in the water being about 15
miles per hour. Scientific
Information: Penguins
make up the scientific order Sphenisciformes and the family
Spheniscidae.
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