land, penguins usually walk or hop, and even toboggan
along on their breasts, pushing with wings and feet. Making
them quite entertaining to watch. In water their flippers
are their sole means of propulsion. The feet are trailed
behind or used in steering.
Penguins feed on fish, cuttlefish, crustaceans, and other
small sea animals. They are found in flocks even at sea.
On land the colonies often number in the hundreds of thousands.
Natural enemies of the penguin include leopard seals,
killer whales, and, in the case of young chicks and eggs,