Where did Emperor penguins originally come from?
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The evolutionary history of penguins is poorly understood, as penguin fossils are rare. The oldest known fossil penguin species are the Waimanu, which lived in the early Paleocene epoch of New Zealand, about 62 million years ago. While they were not as well adapted to aquatic life as modern penguins (which first emerged in the Eocene epoch 40 million years ago), Waimanu were flightless and loon-like, with short wings adapted for deep diving. These fossils prove that prehistoric penguins were already flightless and seagoing, so their origins probably reach as far back as 65 million years ago, before the extinction of the dinosaurs. Penguin ancestry beyond Waimanu is not well known, though some scientists (Mayr, 2005) think the penguin-like plotopterids (usually considered relatives of anhingas and cormorants) may actually be an early sister group of the penguins, and that penguins may have ultimately shared a common ancestor with the Pelecaniformes.
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devon.....Right  on  it's those darn penguins
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Penguins are birds (Aves) in that they have feathers, lay eggs and have forelimbs modified as wings (but in this case used for swimming). They also share all the other characteristics of birds, being warm-blooded (around 40 deg C) and having a reduced reproductive system (one functional ovary or testis).\nLike all other birds, penguins have feathers. Penguin feathers are short, overlapping and densely packed. The outer part of the feather is waterproof while the inner down section traps an insulating layer of air, keeping the penguin warm in the sometimes freezing water. Unlike those of flying birds, the feathers on a penguin wing are very short.
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Yes, I agree.  So are the Penguins.  \nOilers rock!    lol....
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The scientific name is <i>Pygoscelis antarctica</i>, so you could google on both common and latin name.\nSome sites I found:\nhttp://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/penguins/chinstrap.shtml\nhttp://www.greglasley.net/chinstra.html\nhttp://www.nzbirds.com/birds/chinstrappenguin.html\nhttp://www.penguinworld.com/types/chinstrap.html\nhttp://www.tuxxie.org//species/chinstrap.html
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Dogs with penguins at a close second...something about the way they waddle around...it's pretty cute.
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Can penguins talk? LOL j/k \n\nLove ya! Good night!!!!!
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I would certainly choose that over most of the others... penguins are adorable!
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Some penguins mate for life, while others for just one season. They generally raise a small brood, and the parents cooperate in caring for the clutch and for the young. During the cold season on the other hand the mates separate for several months to protect the egg. The male stays with the egg and keeps it warm, and the female goes out to sea and finds food so that when it comes home, the baby will have food to eat. Once the female comes back, they switch.
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Penguins live in the South Pole and Eskimos in the North Pole
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Maybe ice worms, they live in glacial ice.  Some microbes have been found in Antarctica ice.  I can't find any information if Orcas or leopard seals hang out at the North Pole.  Emperor Penguins live at Antarctica.
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Penguins....they live longer & can be petted
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I'm going to guess Emperor Penguin, just because they are huge. But that's just a guess.
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Penguins do not live at the north pole. They live at the south pole, New Zeland, and southern africa.
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staart from how and where they originated or why they left wherever they came from
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You can tell because you always... hey have you ever noticed how blue the sky man my Coke tastes great. How the hell did penguins find Antarctica in the first place?\n\nSorry... what?
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This is an excerpt from the referenced website:\n"Recovery of diagnostic ankle bones in the skeletons of primitive protocetids during our field work in Pakistan in 2000 confirmed their derivation from Artiodactyla (the mammalian order including cows, deer, hippos, etc.), and showed convincingly that whales did not originate from mesonychid condylarths as Van Valen hypothesized (and we had expected)."\n\nHope this helps.