is a puffin a penguin?
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Penguins belong to the family Spheniscidae, while puffins are members of the family Alcidae. There are 17 different species of penguin and four species of puffin, without any overlap. In fact, they aren't even geographical neighbors. ... Puffins, which are much lighter and more compact, can fly.
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If you keep a puffer as a pet you'll find they have no interest in those bland and boring fish food flakes and pellets. ... You can keep them happy with frozen fish, worms and squid, but again, remember that they need hard foods like clams or coral once in a while to keep those teeth at bay.
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The gentoo is the only orange-billed penguin with a distinctive white patch above the eye. Juveniles have less distinct triangular eye patches and their colors are duller, gray instead of the black plumage of the adult with muted pink undersides of the flippers.
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Penguins are flightless birds that live in the southern regions of the Southern Hemisphere. These birds have multiple predators in the wild. Things that eat penguins include seals, sharks and other birds. Most species of whales are not known to prey on penguins.
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Penguins have none of these. They do not have mammary glands to produce milk for their young. They have feathers instead of hair and they lay eggs instead of having a live birth.
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Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic birds.
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King Penguins have longer and less curved beaks, while emperor penguins have shorter and more curved beaks. ... King Penguins also have dark yellow or orange colour patches around the throat, but those patches are paler on the emperor penguins, comparatively.
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King Penguins look and behave like Emperor Penguins. ... King Penguins have longer and less curved beaks, while emperor penguins have shorter and more curved beaks. Juvenile king penguins aren't as colourful as the adult king penguins, though they look very different from the king penguin chicks.
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Many people find penguins cute either because of their chubby and feathery appearance and/or their unique behavior, including singing or bringing rocks to find a partner for life.
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Answer and Explanation: Penguins are neither mammals nor amphibians; they are birds. They hatch from eggs, are warm-blooded, and have bodies covered with feathers.
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Pea Puffer Care Dwarf Puffers are known for nipping and being aggressive towards one another, so it's only a matter of time until injuries occur. This is why you should keep males separate.
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Although popular oddballs, dwarf puffers are finicky about diet and maintenance. They aren't community fish either, so set up an exclusive tank if you want some, warns Dr Neale Monks. Dwarf puffers belong to the genus Carinotetraodon, along with at least four other species.
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Penguins have webbed feet for powerful swimming. Their bodies are streamlined to reduce drag in water. Their wings, shaped like flippers, also help them "fly" underwater at speeds up to 15 mph. ... The dark coloured feathers of a penguin's back surface absorb heat from the sun, so helping them to warm up too.
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The puffer fish has high maneuverability, but low speeds, as it scours the ocean bottom for mulloscs. It has large powerful jaws to break the hard shells of clams and other shelled creatures. Its slow speed and awkward shape leave it a sitting duck for predators.
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Penguins are incredibly loyal birds, and they travel up to 10,000 miles a year in their search for food and love. Recent research found one couple have remained faithful to each other for 16 years – almost their entire breeding life – despite each of them taking solo trips totalling 200,000 miles.
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Contrary to popular belief, Emperor penguins do not mate for life; they are serially monogamous, having only one mate each year, and remaining faithful to that mate. However, fidelity between years is only around 15%.
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Although penguins do not directly drink water, it is taken in when they engulf prey. As a result, saltwater enters their system and must be effectively excreted. ... The penguin excretes the salt byproduct as a brine through its bill. Often, the fluid drips out, and this gives the appearance of a runny nose.