All About Penguins for Kids: Penguins of the World for Children - FreeSchool

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They're black and white and cute all over: penguins!

Penguins are a special family of birds.

They are easily recognized by their coloring: all penguins have white bellies and a dark

or black back.

Penguins also have large heads, short necks, and stand upright on land.

Like all birds, penguins are warm-blooded, covered in feathers, and lay eggs.

Unlike most birds, penguins are flightless, which means they cannot fly.

Penguins can't fly because they don't need to.

Instead of wings for flying, penguins have flippers.

They are excellent swimmers, and do all of their hunting in the water.

In fact, penguins spend so much time in the water that we say they are aquatic.

You may already know that penguins live in Antarctica, the icy frozen continent around