The penguins were some of the first animals in the earth this is around 60 millions years ago, now they can’t fly but millions of years ago they could, now their wing turn into a accessory for a better swimming, they can swim over 30 miles per hour, and leap put of water almost 7 feet. From the very begging they exist, they where living in Antarctica, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and as far north as the Galapagos Islands. Emperor penguins are one of the two types of the seventeen kinds of penguins that are native to Antarctica. They live mainly in water and come on land to mate and breed. (¨BBC news, Pourly penguins in zoos¨)
Penguins are one of the most popular attractions in zoos, this make penguins one of most favorites for kids, the problem of having penguins in zoos is that they get sick and die easily. The cost of having penguins in a zoo is one of the higher and they need a lot of medical and environmental cares. United Stated is the country with most penguin’s zoos or aquariums there are seventeen dispersed around the whole country. Saint Louis Zoo is one of the largest zoos in the world it is located in Missouri, USA and it has several penguins species such as, Emperor Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Rockhopper Penguin, and Humboldt Penguin. But the affirm that the harder to take care is Emperor penguins. The bad news for some penguins is that some zoos are not well designed for being an habit, they don’t have enough space or the water isn’t as cool as it should be. (¨Lincon park news¨)
Penguins around the world have been changing and adapting to new habits but now they need to adapt to zoos this could change some characteristics and way of life for penguins.
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Peter Simpson. "BBC News - New Zealand: Poorly Emperor Penguin Moved to Zoo." BBC - Homepage. BBC News, 24 June 2011. Web. 01 Sept. 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13900042>.
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Anonymous. "King Penguin." Lincoln Park Zoo. Lincon Zoo. Web. 01 Sept. 2011. <http://www.lpzoo.org/animals/factsheet/king-penguin>.
I like your post is very interesting know about a animal that is not common to see in our country. This animals are very special because they appear on movies and because they are animals that live on ice and they like the cold, its difficult to live at low temperatures like the antartida. The pinguins are like the attractions on zoo because we never see a animal that love the ice so when we see one of this type we start looking at it and we like it. When one pinguin is on a zoo is difficult to live because they need a special temperature and is not the same be in you house like be in a house of a friend.
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