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They look just like a human wearing a dark coat, with a mix of black, yellow and white look, while their bellies are snow-white. The top layer of a penguin's skin has thick layers of stiff feathers and this helps them keep warm Cheap NHL Jerseys , even they are sliding through ice covered terrain. Just like peacocks, penguins also go through a molting process, where they shed their feathers and grow new ones. They even have an oil secreting gland above their tail that helps it to make its outer thick coat more wind proof and water proof.
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Based on their size, color, habits and habitats nearly seventeen penguin species are identified in the world. Among them, Emperor penguins are the largest and they will have a black cap Cheap Jerseys China , blue-grey neck, orange colored patch on the ear and yellow breasts. Meanwhile, the most common penguin in Antarctica is the King penguin and is regarded as the second largest penguin species in that region. Some other penguin varieties are Galapagos penguin, Adelie penguin Cheap Jerseys , Chinstrap penguin, Gentoo penguin, Rockhopper penguin and Macaroni penguin.
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Big time movies based on penguins were very rare, but only until the release of the movie Happy Feet. I missed to watch the movie in cinema, but nevertheless I had chance to watch it in high definition on my LED TV powered by Dish TV. If you had watched the movie, you may know the story which circles around a little penguin named Mumble Wholesale Hockey Jerseys , who can do tap dance. All Emperor penguins are supposed to have a heart song to express their true love in their world, but poor Mumble has a terrible voice and that becomes a problem for him to express his true love. As he doesn鈥檛 have a heart song, he gets ousted from the family and he gets neglected in his neighborhood. The movie faired very well across the world and kids thronged to the theaters to catch a glimpse of their hero, Mumble. This positive acclamation made the entire world turn their heads towards penguin conservation and habitat.
Most penguins spend nearly 75% of their lives in the sea. They come to shore only during breeding and molting season. While in water they will feed on fish Wholesale Adidas NHL Jerseys , cephalopods and krill, and they swallow their food as a whole. The total penguin population in the world is predicted to be about 100 million and it is only a matter of time that people will get to understand this wonderful bird.