We are used to thinking that flightless birds live only in Antarctica, have tailcoats and are very clumsy. Is it really? Where do penguins live besides Antarctica? Let's get it right. Immediately determine that the question of where the penguin lives has a broad answer: in the southern hemisphere. If we determine the range of its habitat in this way, then the error is excluded. In addition, you need to keep in mind that there are many penguins: sixteen species. Naturally, they occupy different territories. Let's look at the habitats of individual species.
Which of them lives in Antarctica?
In the snowy expanses you can meet the emperor penguin. This is the largest species. They reach a height of 120 cm. They swim very well, but do not like to be far from the coast (this applies to all species of these birds). I must say that the place where the
emperor penguins live is a taboo for other birds. Antarctic penguin also lives here. Its distinguishing feature is a “helmet” on the head. This is a kind of plumage color, which is a hat of dark color, a leash goes from her to her neck. More interesting is not where a penguin of this species lives, but how it breeds. It turns out that these frost-resistant birds hatch chicks in the coldest time, warming their eggs with their bodies. Mom and dad, replacing each other on the most important shift, touchingly care for the offspring. Most penguins hatch only one chick. Here lives the most famous species - Adele. After D'Urville met this bird, Europeans became interested in the question of om, where the penguin lives. The fact is that this Frenchman was the first to describe this amazing view.
Where do penguins live besides Antarctica?
These birds can be found on almost all islands where a temperate climate reigns. On the pieces of land formed in the Southern Ocean, king penguins nest. They are decorated with orange spots resembling quotes located on the neck. The bird adjacent to the royal relative has a white stripe on the crown.
She was named the Papuan penguin, although she has no relation to these tribes. Although they are also found on the Antarctic Peninsula, they prefer a more temperate climate. Humboldt Penguin lives in Peru. It was discovered and studied by a German geographer, by whose name the bird was named. These birds have a horseshoe on the back of their head in white. I must say that all penguins differ from each other visually, having certain features that are characteristic of this species only.
Where do the white penguins live?
Among the diversity of these birds, some differ in grandeur, others in size, and others in extraordinary plumage. So, in the east of New Zealand there is a white-winged penguin. The upper part of his body is covered with a bluish feather, the lower is snow-white. And in the area of the Chatham Islands, a baby nests whose height does not exceed forty centimeters. This is a blue penguin.
Habitat Africa
Studying where the penguin lives, one cannot but pay attention to the hot continent. Do not wonder! Africa also sheltered representatives of this feathered diversity. The donkey penguin lives there. They called him that for a voice very similar to the cry of an animal prototype. You can see it only in the northernmost territories of the continent. More than a screamer does not nest anywhere. The Galapagos Islands took on yet another look. There is the birthplace of the representative of the same name penguins. Moreover, his relatives do not apply for these territories.
Galapagos Penguin is the full owner of the islands.
Unusual birds
There are a number of penguins that stand out with a completely "unconventional" appearance. So, crested is the owner of the golden "hair". He has many yellowish feathers on his head. He also lives on the islands. An interesting description of his movements. Unlike other brothers, he does not know how to walk. When walking, it is repelled by both legs, and dives as a "soldier". Therefore, he earned the title "jumper on the rocks." The golden-haired penguin has grown an even bigger head of hair. She covers him to the back. It is widespread: from Antarctica to the islands of the Indian and Atlantic zones of the Southern Ocean. It resembles the Shlegel penguin living on the island of Macquarie . Only under his golden hair flaunt it
white sides. In New Zealand, three species of crested penguin nest. They differ in size, but are generally similar to each other. “Iroquois” of feathers flaunt on their heads.
Where can I see the birds?
It is already clear that in order to study the habits of various penguins, you need to make a trip to the Southern Hemisphere. Do not get confused. These birds do not inhabit the Arctic (they have never been seen there). Their distribution area is the area near the South Pole. To study this species of birds will have to go to Australia, New Zealand or South Africa. And there already to develop a route, according to the goals and objectives identified for the expedition. See all the species in a small area does not work. Penguins do not like to travel long distances. They live in a "tribal" place, defined, so to speak, historically. Most of the species sheltered New Zealand. There you can look at the unusual yellow-eyed penguin, who was nicknamed the magnificent.
Do birds live in captivity?
If you are interested in zoos, then you know: penguins there perfectly exist and breed. An interesting fact has been established.
When scientists wondered how many penguins live, it turned out that captivity contributes to the duration of their century. That is, in nature, birds die faster. Most likely, this is due to difficult living conditions, difficulties in obtaining food, and many enemies in natural areas. Special nurseries are being created, the purpose of which is to recreate the number of populations that reach a critical level due to human progress. If birds are protected from natural predators, then the survival of offspring is significantly increased. So, scientists calculated that only half of the hatched chicks survive to a year. If you take into account the loss of eggs, then twenty percent. However, the species live and reproduce well. Apparently, the main task of man is not to prevent penguins from decorating their planet with a wonderful variety.