Adélie Penguin Size

Size of Adélie Penguin
Weight | 3-6 kg [3kg - 6kg (7lbs - 13lbs)] | ||
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Height | 46-71 cm [46 to 71 cm (18 to 28 in) ] | ||
Length | [Wingspan is 35cm - 70cm (14in - 27.5in)] | ||
Lifespan | 10-20 yrs [10-20 years] | ||
Maximum speed | Swimming speed is 30 to 40 kph (18.6-24.8 mph), but typically swims at about 7.9 kph (4.9 mph.) |
The Adélie Penguin is a member of the chordata, In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Aves, and it belongs to the order Sphenisciformes.
The Adélie Penguin belonged to the family Spheniscidae, mainly distributed in Antarctica, Ocean. They like to live in antarctic land and ocean, and diurnal is their life style.Their skin type is feathers,In addition, krill, fish, squid are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are leopard seal, skua gull, killer whale.It is currently estimated that there are 5 million.
The most distinctive feature of Adélie Penguin is small white circle around each eye. If we use one sentence to describe the Adélie Penguin, it is "Eats up to 2kg of food per day!".