dianafadilla: Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium

Sempena lawatan 3D ke Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium.. mari lah kita study sikit tentang penguin.. daripada website NPA ada dinyatakan bahawa terdapat 18 jenis penguin dalam seluruh dunia..dan di NPA ada 8 jenis penguin daripada 155 ekor penguin. Lebih separuh daripada penguin berkenaan adalah dilahirkan di Nagasaki. Mari kita sama-sama kaji penguin yang pelbagai jenis ni..

Subantarctic Penguins

	King penguin
	Length　/　About 90cm
	Weight　/　About 10-16kg
	King penguin has a long bill and both sides of the mandible (lower bill) are red. It has yellow feather from neck to breast. Gentle and gentle character. King penguin is the largest penguin in Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium. The world-longest living penguin in captivity named "Gin-Kichi" was also King penguin.

	Gentoo penguin
	Length　/　About 70cm
	Weight　/　About 4.8-5.7kg
	Gentoo penguin has white stripe from over its eyes to the top of its head, with white rings around its eyes. It can also be recognized by yellow legs. Curious character.

	Macaroni penguin
	Length　/　About 65cm
	Weight　/　About 4.0-5.3kg
	This "Macaroni" doesn't mean food but "fashionable ". Its feature is the stylish yellow feather from over its upper bill to the top of head. Sides of its bill is colored pink. Macaroni penguin resembles Rockhopper penguin, but Macaroni doesn't have eyebrows.

	Rockhopper penguin
	Length　/　About 50cm
	Weight　/　About 2.2-3.1kg
	As its name suggests, Rockhopper penguin can jump up from the surface of water to rocky coastline. It resembles Macaroni with its crest, but Rockhopper has yellow eyebrows, which form is like a "kanzashi", Japanese hair ornament. Its eyes are red. A bit aggressive character.

Temperate Penguins

	Humboldt penguin
	Length　/　About 60cm
	Weight　/　About 4.2-4.9kg
	Humboldt Penguin, with one black stripe in its breast and small black spots on its front, is living around Chile and Peru of Latin America. It is listed in and protected by the CITES (Washington Convention) Appendix I.

	Jackass penguin
	Length　/　About 60cm
	Weight　/　About 2.9-3.5kg
	Jackass penguin is also called as African penguin, living in South Africa, with pure white feather on its front. It is listed in and protected by the CITES (Washington Convention) Appendix II.

	Magellanic penguin
	Length　/　About 65cm
	Weight　/　About 3.8-4.9kg
	There are two black bands between its neck and breast. Living around Argentine and Chile, Latin America. Cautious but gentle character.