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(#12) They Beautify The Landscape
The penguin is a nautical bird, sprinkling nutrients wherever it goes. From land to sea, from the Arctic to the tropics, penguins are doing more than just killing us with cuteness, they’re also make the world a plentiful, beautiful place. Many scientists believe that they lost their ability to fly in order to master the craft of swimming and optimizing Earth's great oceans. They're a huge source of food that keeps the ocean ecosystem humming, and because of their land and sea diet, they help fertilize and spread seeds that help certain plants grow.
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(#14) Penguins Blow Bubbles Underwater
When submerged, the mighty penguin can achieve swimming speeds as high as 15 miles per hour. The marvelous creature can swim for an impressive length of time also. But, you know what really steals our hearts? Their underwater bubbles. Each one is like a circular love symbol silently making its way across the ocean. These little guys generate bubbles that help them swim faster.
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(#2) Penguins Spend Hours Getting All Dolled Up
Spoiler alert for those who think Mother Nature made the penguin so darn cute. They’re not just natural beauties. It turns out they actually have a whole beauty regime. Penguins spend a great deal of their time oiling, washing and straightening their feathers as part of a process called “preening.” Once a year, they go as far as to shed their old, dirty feathers and grow new ones. Spring preening, anyone?
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(#13) Penguin Colonies Have Larger Populations Than Some Countries
Penguins thrive in flocks and while you might imagine them all huddled together in below freezing temperatures, staring out into the world from the edge of a glacier; the largest penguin population actually exists on an island. It’s known as South Sandwich Island. It's home to a colony of more than 2 million penguins. That’s a larger population than the number of humans in Greenland, Aruba and the Cayman Islands combined!
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(#4) They Propose With Stones
Here's an engaging penguin tale that's true and super sweet. During mating season, male penguins sift through piles of stones searching for the perfect pebble, the one that'll knock their soon-to-be soul mate right off her feet. Upon retrieval of the perfect pebble, male penguins put their hearts on the line by presenting the stone to their love. If the stone is accepted, a penguin "marriage" take place. The good news? Nobody needs to buy a tux for the wedding - they're already wearing them!
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(#9) They Kiss
The penguin’s kiss is about as unique as the flightless bird itself. Much like how bee bodies aren't scientifically equipped for flight but they fly anyway, penguin beaks were not built for kisses but they plant them all over each other nevertheless. Love always trumps science for penguins and it shows by the way they kiss.
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Many people think that Che is a mammal, but the penguin is a bird that can not fly and spends half of its time living on water and land. In recent years, cute penguins have attracted a lot of attention, and various Tv shows and documentaries have told the facts and stories about penguins.
If you want to learn some interesting facts about penguins, this page is a good place, the random tool explained 14 facts about the most adorable penguins. Penguins are the most famous and unique bird on the planet, and even have their holiday, World Penguin Day on April 25.
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