Penguin

Fairy penguins are about 13 inches tall and weigh 2 pounds. Empire penguins grow to be 3.5 feet and weight up to 77 pounds

The bigger the penguin, the colder it’s natural habitat

A male penguin in called a cock and a female is called a hen

A group of penguins on land is a ‘waddle’ and a similar group in the water is called a ‘raft’

Depending on the source, there are 17-20 species of penguins

Penguins incubate their eggs by putting them on their feet

A puffin can fly, but a peafowl cannot fly

When penguins slide on their bellies across the snow, this is called “tobogganing” the movement conserves energy while moving quickly

Penguins have special gland filters that allow them to drink salt water

Penguins breed in colonies of 100 - several hundred thousand

When emperor penguin mothers lost a chick, they sometimes attempt to “steal” another mother’s chick

African penguins can be found at the Dallas Zoo

Facts from Wikipedia