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Antarctica Penguins include large varieties of penguins like Adelie, Chinstrap, Gentoo, Macaroni, and Emperor. The unique quality of the Antarctica Penguins is that they do not fly. Penguins of Antarctica however are very well adapted to swim almost at a speed of 30 miles per hour. Penguins mostly feed on Krill and fish.
Spending a major portion of their lives at sea, penguins return to land for the purpose of reproduction. During their stay at sea, most of the penguins remain without their mates. On returning to land, they get indulged into the breeding process.
The penguins at Antarctica mostly walk in straight lines on the ice between their nesting colonies and their feeding places. Penguins in Antarctica are capable of walking miles of distances without any difficulty, except for the occasional snowstorms. The Antarctica penguins generally do not deviate from their routes and tend to follow the same track while traveling to and from the ocean.
There are at least 17 species of penguins in the world, among which six have chosen Antarctica as their homelands. Scientific studies show that 40 or 50 million years ago, these penguins became inhabitants of Antarctica although originally they belonged to warmer climates.
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