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1、此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。动物企鹅的英语作文大家知道动物企鹅的英语作文怎么写吗？以下是小编为大家整理好的动物企鹅的英语作文，欢迎大家参考学习哦！Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have
2、 countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their life on land and half in the oceans.Although all penguin species are native to the southe
3、rn hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, and one species, the Galpagos Penguin, lives near the equator.The largest living species is the Emperor Penguin (Apt
4、enodytes forsteri): adults average about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) tall and weigh 35 kg (75 lb) or more. The smallest penguin species is the Little Blue Penguin (also known as the Fairy Penguin), which stands around 40 cm tall (16 in) and weighs 1 kg (2.2 lb). Among extant penguins, larger penguins inhabit
5、colder regions, while smaller penguins are generally found in temperate or even tropical climates (see also Bergmanns Rule). Some prehistoric species attained enormous sizes, becoming as tall or as heavy as an adult human (see below for more). These were not restricted to antarctic regions; on the c
6、ontrary, subantarctic regions harboured high diversity, and at least one giant penguin occurred in a region not quite 2,000 km south of the equator 35 mya, in a climate decidedly warmer than today.The reason of liking penguinMany of us are liking animals very much,some of us like dogs,others like ca
7、ts,which can be easily seen in anywhere,well,im very keen on penguin.the reason of mine to have keen on penguin is because their uniqueness,unlike with most of other animals,they only live in the South Pole,and unlike with most birds,though they cant fly,yet they can swim in the extreme cold glacier
8、,and the most wonderful part is they can stand like a human and walking,its very cute when they are walking,Most of the endangered animals are very harmful,yet the penguin looks harmonious as well as entertaining,we even will put them on the movies and cartoons such as “Madagascar” and “Ice Age” and so on.I like penguin,and when i grow up,wish to do research on the south pole to observe penguin and protect them.3
