Spheniscidae-Staples

= Galapagos Penguin =



true-wildlife.blogspot.com Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Class- Aves Order- Sphenisciformes Family- Spheniscidae Genus- Spheniscus Species- S. mendiculus 7. Male and Female- All of the Galapagos Penguins have a black head and upper parts, a thin white line running to meet the corner of their eye, white upper parts, blackish legs, and a black beak with pinkish coloring underneath the beak. The female Galapagos Penguins are a bit smaller than the males.
 * 1) __Movement__- The Galapagos Penguin like any other penguin is a very good swimmer. They enjoy swimming in the water a lot and they use their swimming skills to catch prey. Galapagos Penguins also walk on land when they are not swimming. They have feet that are also flippers which help kick in the water.
 * 2) __Metabolism__- Most of the time the Galapagos Penguin gets food from fish coming in with the current. The Galapagos Penguin does not have any teeth. Therefore, it swallows its food whole. The Galapagos Penguins eat fish such as mullet, sardines, and many other small fish.
 * 3) __Growth and Development__- The Galapagos Penguins are on their own at or a bit after 60 to 65 days. At this time they get their adult feathers and do not need their parents anymore. They can grow up to 16 to 18 inches tall. They only weigh a total of about 5 pounds.
 * 4) __Response to Stimuli__- One thing that the Galapagos Penguins do to adapt to their environment is they keep cool by swimming in the cold water, more specifically by swimming in the Cornwell Current during the day. Another way they adapt to their environment is that they hold their flippers over their feet on land so that they do not get sunburned. The last thing that they do to adapt to the environment is that they hold out their flippers so that the heat can escape their body.
 * 5) __Reproduction__- The newly born Galapagos Penguins gestate for about 38 to 40 days. The Galapagos Penguin usually lays two eggs. They then bury the eggs in the ground or sit on them to keep them warm.
 * 6) __Classification__-

8. Extra Facts- The Galapagos penguins are the only penguins that live in the Galapagos Islands near the Eqautor. It sometimes gets over 100 degrees F in the daytime.

=FAMILY- Spheniscidae =
 * 1) ==== General Characteristics- All animals in the spheniscidae are penguins. They are all also warm blooded and they lay eggs. They are invertebrates with feathers and forelimbs that are modified as wings.  ====
 * 2) ====  Examples of Animals- Animals that are included in this family are the Chinstrap penguins, named by a black strip underneath their chin. Another example is the King penguin that is noticed by its yellow patches of fur. A third example is the Rock Hopper penguin. The last example is the Gentoo penguin.  ====
 * 3) ==== Find below two pictures of animals found in the Family Spheniscidae. ====

[]  Chinstrap Penguin

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King Penguin



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http://www.penguins.cl/galapagos-penguins.htm http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/penguins/galap.html http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/penguins/galapagos.shtml