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Spheniscidae

"Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, with only one species, the Galápagos penguin, found north of the equator. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage and flippers for swimming. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life which they catch while swimming underwater. They spend roughly half of their lives on land and the other half in the sea.

Although almost all penguin species are native to the Southern Hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, but one species, the Galápagos penguin, lives near the equator." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.03.2020)

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PinguinPinguin mit leicht nach rechts gedrehtem KopfWerbefigur "4711 Mr. ICE"-PinguinIm ParadiesRabelais, Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel, LVIII [Karikatur eines Mannes mit pinguinartigem Umhang, der sein erigiertes Glied auf einer Schubkarre vor sich herschiebt]WV 220, „Pinguine“, 1997
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