Emperor

These are the only birds that never set foot on dry land!

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King

These are the second largest of all penguins.

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Adeli

These penguins build nests made of stones.

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Chinstrap

These are very noisy penguins.

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Gentoo

These penguins look like they are wearing a white bonnet.

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Macaroni

These penguins have yellow and black feathers on their crest.

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Royal

These penguins are only found on Macquarie Island, south of Australia.

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Erect-crested

The crests on these penguins stick straight up in the air.

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Snares

These penguins make a nest of twigs and branches.

 

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Fiordland

These penguins are becoming endangered. There may be less than 1,000 pairs.

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Rockhopper

These penguins can bounce up to 5 feet.

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African

These penguins are endangered because of hunting and oil spills off Africa.

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Humboldt

These are the most endangered of all penguins.

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Magellanic

These penguins dig burrows under the ground to form "cities."

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Galapagos

These penguins live near the equator.

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Yellow-eyed

These are the rarest of all penguins and live in New Zealand.

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Little (Fairy)

These are the smallest of all the penguins.

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Pictures courtesy of Pete and Barb's Penguin Pages