These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

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Our Emperor Penguin unit plan, tailored to elementary students, uncovers more about this remarkable arctic animal, diving deeper into their inimitable physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle ...

They determined that wing feathering is the main factor for generating thrust. Penguin wings, aka flippers, bear some resemblance to airplane wings covered with scaly feathers. To maximize ...

Proteus the Penguin Boat is a 12-ft. (3.7-m) craft with two oscillating foils, or flippers, attached to its stern. Named after the son of mythological Greek sea god Poseidon, Proteus could lead to ...

Penguins are counter-shaded dark and white plumage. Their Wings are evolved into flippers, and they live in water areas only. Most of the penguins will feed krill, squid, fish, and some forms of ...