Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds from the family Spheniscidae of the order Sphenisciformes. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is found north of the Equator. Wikipedia
Eats: Krill
Lifespan: Emperor penguin: 15 – 20 years and Little penguin: 6 years
Height: Emperor penguin: 3.6 – 4.3 ft., Little penguin: 12 – 14 in., and Galapagos penguin: 19 – 21 in.
Number of species: 18 species
Clade: Austrodyptornithes
Class: Aves
Lower classifications
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