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What do penguins do to cool off and avoid overheating?
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They pant
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They swim
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They slide in the ice
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They eat
Explanation
Another unusual fact about penguins is that they pant like dogs to avoid overheating. If you ever hear a penguin painting don't be afraid it is just their way of cooling off.
What do you call the nesting area of penguins?
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Rookeries
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Huddle nest
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Clans
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School
Explanation
Rookeries are the areas where penguins and their mates stay. Even if there are thousands of pairs in the area, they can easily find their mates through a distinct call.
How do male Gentoo penguins woo their partners?
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Brings pebbles as a form of gift
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Sings a song
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Brings fish as offering
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Slide through the ice as a form of showing off
Explanation
Like any other male species, male Gentoo penguins have their own way of attracting mates. They bring pebbles as a form of gift to woo the female Gentoo penguins.
How old is the world's oldest penguin?
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40 years old
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30 years old
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35 years old
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45 years old
Explanation
A king penguin named Missy, raised in captivity in Gloucestershire, England, lived up to 40 years. She is considered the world's oldest penguin.
What does a female Emperor Penguin do once its baby dies?
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Kidnap another penguin's chick
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Kill herself
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Mate with her partner
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Hunt for food
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You might think that it only happens in the human realm, but female Emperor Penguins sometimes kidnap somebody else's chick if their own baby dies.
What do you call the process penguins to undergo wherein they lose their feathers and regrow them?
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Catastrophic molt
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Feather fall
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Feather molt
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Catastrophic feather fall
Explanation
Unlike other birds that molt a few times all throughout the year, a penguin loses all its feathers in one go, and it is called catastrophic molt.
What do you call the process where penguins slide on their tummies over ice or snow to cover short distances faster?
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Tobogganing
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Ice sliding
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Diving
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Porpoising
Explanation
Tobogganing is an efficient way of traveling for penguins. Through this, they can easily slide from one place to another in a short span of time. They literally slide and glide!
How many partners can a penguin have?
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one
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two
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three
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many
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Penguins are monogamous creatures. They only have one mate throughout their lives. Another fun fact is that they can even have a partner who is of the same sex.
How tall is the colossus penguin discovered on Seymour Island in the Antarctic Peninsula?
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6.5 feet
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6 feet
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5 feet
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5.5 feet
Explanation
Scientists discovered the remains of a 6.5 feet tall colossus penguin that is estimated to have lived 37 million years ago. Can you believe it? It would have been taller than an average human!
How do penguins excrete the seawater they ingest while fish hunting?
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By sneezing
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By coughing
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By urinating
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By crying
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While the penguins hunt for fish, they tend to ingest a lot of seawater. The supraorbital gland behind their eyes filters it out and excretes it by sneezing.
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