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T R E A S U R E H U N T O F P E N G U I N F A C T S

This is a treasure hunt for true facts about penguins. You can do this activity online or print out this page before you start locating information. You can submit your answers and if you have located the correct responses your name will be added to the

Explorer's Hall of Fame

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Use the web site links to help you locate the true facts about penguins. Good luck and we hope you will earn a place in the Explorer's Hall of Fame.

1. First name only:
2. City:
3. State:

Go to Sea World
Use this site for the next 4 questions.

4. How many different kinds of penguins are there in the world?.

9 penguins 12 penguins 17 penguins 20 penguins

5.Can you name 5 different kinds of penguins?

6. Which is your favorite penguin? Tell why.

7. Which penguin has been classified as endangered?

Little Blue penguin Magellanic penguin African penguin Galapagos penguin

Go to Sea World. This site will be used for the next 3 questions.

8.How long do penguins live in the wild?

1 to 5 years 6 to 10 years 15 to 20 years 25 to 30 years

9. What are the penguins' main predators or enemies?
Name 3 for each.

When they are in the water- When they are on the land--

10. Why did people hunt and kill penguins in the 1800s?

for food, oil in their bodies, & their eggs
to protect people
there were too many penguins
hunted them for sport

11. What is the greatest danger to penguins today?

being caught for pets
frozen icebergs are melting
people living in their habitats
oil spills and a decrease in food supply

12. What important facts can we learn from studying penguins?

how animals adapt to different environments
how penguins catch their food
why penguins lay eggs
why penguin don't fly


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