National Penguin Awareness Day And Facts

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oi-Suparna Chakaraborthy

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Thursday, January 20, 2011, 16:29

Januray 20th is observed as the National Penguin Awareness Day. A day dedicated to one of the cutest bird species. The purpose of raising awareness about Penguins is because this specie is also slowly depleting. Although hunting now is illegal, many make these cute flightless birds food of their excellent aim. On National Penguin Awareness Day, people get educated about this special specie and introduced to some unheard facts about them. Lets also look at some interesting facts about Penguins on this National Penguin Awareness Day -

1.Did you know about the tallest and the smallest penguin? The tallest penguin reaches the height of four feet and is called Emperor Penguin. The smallest penguin has a height of one feet three inch and is called the Little Blue Penguin.

2.The rarest Penguin is called the yellow eyed Penguin. It has the name only because of it's eye colour but also because of the two yellow strips on it's wings. It originates from New Zealand and there are only 5000 of them in the World.

3. Another amazing fact about it on National Penguin Awareness Day is that it has a filter just below it's beak. This filter purifies the salt water from the ocean which they drink.

4.The mother lays the egg and the father keeps it warm for it to hatch. As they live in colder regions, the egg needs extra warmth to hatch. Thus, the father takes up the role.

5.Another interesting fact about Penguins don't always go to land to sleep. If they found danger on the shore, they take small naps in water itself.

6.Unlike other birds, penguins have their own sign language to communicate. The communicate only with their voice but also by waving their wing and nodding their heads.

These are the top six facts about penguins on the occasion of National Penguin Awareness Day. If you have some more interesting facts about penguins, let us know.