For Jeffrey and Ken Goldfarb Special thanks to Jennifer Guille and Dyan deNapoli of the New England Aquarium Boston Massachusetts
Here come the penguins straight and tall They walk with a waddle yet look stately and dignified
SOME KINDS OF PENGUINS EMPEROR PENGUIN MACARONI PENGUIN GENTOO PENGUIN KING PENGUIN CHINSTRAP PENGUIN GALAPAGOS PENGUIN LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN also called FAIRY PENGUIN There are seventeen different kinds of penguins The smallest is the little blue penguin It is about one foot 30 centimeters tall The biggest of all penguins is the emperor penguin standing almost four feet 120 centimeters tall
All penguins have black or bluish-gray backs and white bellies The patterns around their necks and heads are what make them look different Some have colorful patches Others show off brightly colored crests But they all have the same basic body shape and characteristics ROCKHOPPER PENGUIN CREST MAGELLANIC PENGUIN YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN AFRICAN PENGUIN also called JACKASS or BLACK-FOOTED PENGUIN ADELIE PENGUIN EYE CROWN BEAK or BILL THROAT BREAST BELLY WING LEGS WEBBED FEET TAIL BACK NECK