penguin

Everyday

A black-and-white sea bird that cannot fly, swims very well using its wings as flippers, and lives mostly in the cold far south. tree →

In the lessons

In science, penguins are birds (they have feathers and lay eggs) that are adapted to cold: thick fat, tightly packed feathers and huddling together. They live in the Southern Hemisphere — Antarctica, and also South Africa, South America, Australia and New Zealand — not at the North Pole. Emperor penguin fathers keep the egg warm on their feet. Phrases: «emperor penguin», «a colony of penguins», «waddle like a penguin».

Examples

• Penguins cannot fly, but they are great swimmers. tree →
• Emperor penguins huddle together to keep warm. tree →
• The penguin waddled across the ice. tree →
• Penguins live in the south, not at the North Pole with polar bears. tree →
• Little penguins come ashore at night in Australia and New Zealand. tree →
• A penguin's black back and white front help it hide in the sea. tree →
• Penguins eat fish, squid and krill. tree →
• The father penguin keeps the egg warm on his feet. tree →

Note

Countable. Trap: penguins and polar bears never meet in the wild — penguins live in the south, polar bears in the north. Penguins are birds, not mammals or fish.