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A rockhopper penguin on the Falkland Islands The world's deepest-diving birds Royal penguins on Macquarie Island Emperor penguins tending to an egg A gentoo penguin chick on an Antarctic island
Do penguins live in places other than Antarctica?
Adélie penguins on an ice floe
Learn how researchers are using penguins to measure the effects of rising ocean temperatures
A chinstrap penguin with a chick Young king penguins
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Emperor penguins
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Animal Group Names
pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae
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Lion (panthera leo)
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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
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How Do Penguins Tell Each Other Apart?
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Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) in mid-flight.
11 Questions About Birds Answered
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8 Creepy Critters in the Work of Edgar Allan Poe
Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).
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Also Known As sphenisciform • Sphenisciformes

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A rockhopper penguin on the Falkland Islands
The world's deepest-diving birds
Royal penguins on Macquarie Island
Emperor penguins tending to an egg
A gentoo penguin chick on an Antarctic island
Adélie penguins on an ice floe
A chinstrap penguin with a chick
Young king penguins
A seal hunting a gentoo penguin
The world's fastest underwater birds
Do penguins live in places other than Antarctica?
Learn how researchers are using penguins to measure the effects of rising ocean temperatures
Watch Magellanic penguins gathering to breed on Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
See the equipment used by photographer Joe Capra to shoot photos of penguins at Neko Harbor, Antarctica
A day in the life of a penguin researcher
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