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Penguins are flightless［不能飛的］birds.

While other birds have wings for flying， penguins have adapted［使適應(yīng)］flippers［鰭狀肢］to help them swim in the water.

Most penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere［南半球］.

No penguins live at the North Pole［北極］.

Large penguin populations can be found in countries such as New Zealand， Australia， Chile，Argentina and South Africa.

Penguins eat a range of［一系列］fish and other sealife that they catch underwater.

Penguins can drink sea water.

Penguins spend around half their time in water and the other half on land.

Penguin’s black and white plumage［羽毛］serves as［起……作用］camouflage［偽裝］while swimming. The black plumage on their back is hard to see from above， while the white plumage on their front looks like the sun reflecting［反射］off the surface of the water when seen from below.

The Emperor Penguin is the tallest of all penguin species， reaching as tall as 120 cm in height.

Emperor Penguins can stay underwater for around 20 minutes at a time.

Emperor Penguins often huddle［擠成一團(tuán)］together to keep warm in the cold temperatures of Antarctica［南極洲］.

King Penguins are the second largest penguin species. They have four layers of feathers to help keep them warm on the cold subantarctic［亞南極的］islands where they breed.

Little Blue Penguins are the smallest type of penguin， averaging［平均］around 33 cm in height.

企鵝是不會飛的鳥類。

其他鳥類利用翅膀來飛翔，而企鵝則利用鰭狀肢幫助它們在水中游泳。

大部分企鵝生活在南半球。

北極沒有企鵝。

企鵝大多分布在以下幾個國家，分別是新西蘭、澳大利亞、智利、阿根廷以及南非。

企鵝以在水中捕獲的魚類及其他海洋生物為食。

企鵝可以飲用海水。

企鵝一半時間生活在海里，一半時間生活在陸地。

企鵝黑白相間的羽毛顏色在企鵝游泳時充當(dāng)著它們的保護(hù)色。從水面上看，企鵝背上的黑色羽毛使它們難以被發(fā)現(xiàn)；而從水底往上看，企鵝身前的白色羽毛看起來則像太陽光反射在水面上。

帝企鵝是身高最高的企鵝種類，高達(dá)120厘米。

帝企鵝每次能潛水約20分鐘。

帝企鵝通常會擁抱在一起取暖，以抵御南極洲的嚴(yán)寒。

王企鵝是體型第二大的企鵝種類。它們四層厚的羽毛使他們能夠在寒冷的亞南極島嶼保持溫暖并繁殖后代。

小藍(lán)企鵝是體型最小的企鵝種類，平均身高約33厘米。

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