Information Report - Penguins

Penguins

Penguins, they are cute and chubby animals. They have white bellies and dark black backs. They have large heads but short necks. Although their skin looks like fur they are actually feathers. There are 17 different species of penguins. The smallest type of penguin is called the blue penguin and the Emperor penguin are the biggest penguins. These animals only live around the southern hemisphere which is the iciest part of the world.

Penguins can only live in icy places such as: Antarctica, Africa, Australia, South America and the Galapogos Island. They preen their feathers because there's a special type of oil on their body that keeps them warm. They use there flippers to help them swim so they can find nutrient. Some people might even say that penguins are aquatic!. Most penguins like to eat seafood.

Penguins are carnivores so they can eat both meat and vegetables. The main food that they eat are Krill which are small fish, Squid which is a baby octopuse and regular fish. Usally if penguins are about to have a baby penguin the father penguins stays and looks after the egg while the mother penguin goes and hunt for food but they have to be carful of the predators.

There are plenty of predators for penguins. The land predators are Ferrats, Cats, Snakes, Lizzards, Foxes and Rats. The water predators are the main threats since penguins are always in the water. There are Seals, Orcas (which is a killer whale) and sea lions. Luckly for penguins they have counetshading feathers which kinda camouflages them in the water.

Most penguins either hop, waddle or do tobogganing. This is how they usally walk. Tobogganing is when a penguin drags itself somewhere on its stomach. Peguins have huge colonies because it is like a camouflage to them because of their black backs. Did you know that penguins can only lay one and a half eggs a year?.

Now you know so much facts about penguins. They are very intersting animals and can do many amazing things such as tobogganing and preening. They aren't just regular animals but they are amazing unique animals.

For the past two weeks I have been learning about a Information report. A Information report is a peice of writing that informs the reader true facts on a specific topic. My information report talks about Penguins. Penguins are animals that live in the Southern Hemisphere which is places like Antarctica, Africa, Australia, South America and the Galapogos Island. Some people might think that penguins have fur but they don't they actually have feathers. They have black backs and white bellies. They have this fat that is called blubber to keep them warm. They preen because they have this special oil on them. Altogether there are 17 different species type of penguins. The smallest penguins are called the blue penguin and the Largest penguins are called the Emperor Penguin. To help me write this information report I used my notes that I had wrote down and the acronym TIPS ( Title, Introduction, Paragraphs of Informations, Summary ) to help me order my writing.