Directory of Sphenisciformes Resources

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Penguins are flightless birds normally found in cold climates in the coastal regions of the southern hemisphere.

Subcategories

• Aptenodytes
• Eudyptes
• Eudyptula
• Megadyptes
• Pygoscelis
• Spheniscus

Resources in This Category

• Antarctic Penguins (Adelies and Emperors)

  http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Penguins.html
  Photos of Adelie and Emperor penguins taken over 3 stays in Antarctica (18 months total), in winter and also underwater. Some recorded calls of adults and chicks.

• Antarctica: Penguins

  http://antarctica.kulgun.net/Animals/Penguins/
  Photographic images and information about several species and details of zoos at which penguins can be seen.

• Falklands Penguins

  http://www.falklands.net/
  Information and photos of penguins and other wildlife of the Falklands Islands. Adopt a penguin program.

• Falklands Penguins

  http://www.falklandsconservation.com/wildlife/penguins
  Information about various penguin species native to the Falkland Islands near South America, written from a conservation perspective.

• International Penguin Conservation Work Group

  http://www.penguins.cl/
  Species accounts and information on research and conservation projects.

• Nature: The World of Penguins

  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-world-of-penguins-introduction/1912/
  Tie-in with the PBS show Nature. Includes information about Europeans' discovery of penguins, their adaptations, and ways to protect them.

• Penguin Adaptation

  http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/penguin.html
  How penguins have adapted to survive in the harsh Antarctic. From the Gulf of Maine Aquarium, geared towards students and teachers.

• Penguin Mania

  http://www.bluemoon.net/~opus/nframe/penguin.html
  General information, facts, and trivia.

• Penguin People

  http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/penguin.people/
  Provides links to penguin-related news from around the world.

• Penguin Planet

  http://kevinschafer.com/penguinplanet/
  The site offers penguin photos by Kevin Schafer, as well as prints for sale and penguin-related links and audio clips. The site is based around a 2000 book of the same name.

• Penguins

  http://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-infobooks/penguin/
  An infobook with a great deal of information on penguins, their biology and behavior.

• Penguins of the Falklands and South America

  http://www.seabirds.org/penguins.htm
  Maps, photographs, population data and detailed scientific reports on penguins and penguin research.

• PenguinWorld.com - Types of Penguin

  http://www.penguinworld.com/types/
  Photos and facts on the physical traits, habits, distribution, and diet of 16 species of Sphenisciformes.

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• Home > Recreation > Collecting > Themes > Animals > Penguins
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