Most penguins will mate with the same member of the opposite sex every season.
The male penguin incubates the eggs while females hunt. Podgy males have enough fat storage to survive weeks without eating which makes them more desirable.
Both male and female parents care for their babies for several months until they are strong enough to hunt for food on their own.
If a female Emperor Penguin’s baby dies, she will usually take an unrelated chick.
Because penguins aren’t used to danger from animals on land, wild penguins don’t really fear of human tourists.
Most sea mammals rely on blubber to stay warm but penguins survive because their feathers trap a layer of warm air next to the skin that serves as insulation.
Penguin’s haven’t been able to fly for millions of years, but their powerful flippers and streamlined bodies make them very, very good swimmers; they are the fastest swimming and deepest diving species of any birds and can stay underwater up to 20 minutes at a time.
Penguin’s have superior eyesight to spot prey while hunting and is in fact better under water. Even in cloudy dirty water.
