Do penguins always sleep standing up? Are penguins birds or animals? They are birds - but they can't fly. Do they have wings? No, they have flippers. The flippers are for swimming under water. Are there penguin families? Penguins live together in groups of families. All the adult penguins help look after the all baby penguins. How many types of penguins are there? There are 17 species of penguin. They include the Adelie, Emperor, Little, Macaroni, African and Peruvian Penguins. Do you know the name of the biggest penguin? And the smallest one?
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Adelie * Emperor * Little * Macaroni * African * Peruvian
Where do Penguins live?
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