Penguins Now
The penguins today are flightless birds and they live on land and water. They have a layer of blubber and feathers to keep them warm in the severe snow storms. Most of the penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere and it is currently slowly melting. Penguins are carnivores, so their diet includes krill, squid, and fish. They have powerful flippers and webbed feet for swimming, and they can swim up to 15mph! To reproduce, the female penguin gives the male penguin a single egg and he puts it on top of his feet. The male incubates the egg while the female goes out to find food. The female penguin returns after several weeks and that's usually when the egg hatches.
The penguins today are flightless birds and they live on land and water. They have a layer of blubber and feathers to keep them warm in the severe snow storms. Most of the penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere and it is currently slowly melting. Penguins are carnivores, so their diet includes krill, squid, and fish. They have powerful flippers and webbed feet for swimming, and they can swim up to 15mph! To reproduce, the female penguin gives the male penguin a single egg and he puts it on top of his feet. The male incubates the egg while the female goes out to find food. The female penguin returns after several weeks and that's usually when the egg hatches.
Penguins Way Back Then
Penguins are descendants of flying birds. Over the course of time, they adapted to their new environment and they spent more time in the water than on land. Since they spent more time in the water, their wings became flippers and they lost their ability to fly. Their feathers also became water proof and they formed a layer of blubber. To sum it all up, penguins used to be flying birds way back then.
Penguins are descendants of flying birds. Over the course of time, they adapted to their new environment and they spent more time in the water than on land. Since they spent more time in the water, their wings became flippers and they lost their ability to fly. Their feathers also became water proof and they formed a layer of blubber. To sum it all up, penguins used to be flying birds way back then.
Penguins After 200,000 Years
We think that the Southern Hemisphere will completely melt from global warming 200,000 years later. We also think that the penguins will evolve into a marine animal. We came to this conclusion because penguins evolved from flying to land, and then to water. They'll live completely in water, but they will occasionally come up to get a breath of air. They will still eat small crustaceans, squid, and fish. The penguins will keep their flippers, but their webbed feet will turn into a tail fin. Their layer of blubber will become a little more thinner, but the feathers will turn into scales. They will also start to lay eggs like fish and their size will become a little bit smaller.
We think that the Southern Hemisphere will completely melt from global warming 200,000 years later. We also think that the penguins will evolve into a marine animal. We came to this conclusion because penguins evolved from flying to land, and then to water. They'll live completely in water, but they will occasionally come up to get a breath of air. They will still eat small crustaceans, squid, and fish. The penguins will keep their flippers, but their webbed feet will turn into a tail fin. Their layer of blubber will become a little more thinner, but the feathers will turn into scales. They will also start to lay eggs like fish and their size will become a little bit smaller.
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