PENGUIN
VOCABULARY
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DIVING
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Penguins
jump head first into the water. |
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TOBOGGANING
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Penguins
sliding on their bellies. |
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PORPOISING
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Penguins
diving in and out of the water to breathe. |
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SWIMMING
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Penguin
using their wings to move through the water. |
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WADDLING
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The
way a penguin walks. |
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KRILL
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A
small shrimp like food of penguins. |
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FISH
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A
sea animal penguins eat. |
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SQUID
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A
sea animal penguins eat. |
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ORCA
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A
whale enemy of the penguin. |
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LEOPARD SEAL
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An
enemy of the penguin. |
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SKUA GULL
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A
bird enemy of the penguin. They like to eat penguin eggs. |
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ROOKERY
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Where
penguins gather to build their nests. |
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EGG
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The
first stage of the penguin life cycle. |
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NEST
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Twigs,
stones, feathers, mud, or bones put in a small circle to hold the eggs. |
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INCUBATE
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Penguin
parents sit on the eggs to keep them warm. |
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BROOD POUCH
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A
flap of extra skin to keep chicks and eggs warm. |
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CHICK
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A
baby penguin. |
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CRÈCHE
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Penguins
gathering together to keep warm. |
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FLEDGLING
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The
third stage of the penguin life cycle. |
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MOLTING
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Fledglings
shed down and grow adult feathers. |
| REGURGITATION |
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Parent
penguins throw up food to feed the chicks. |