Royal Penguin Size
Size of Royal Penguin
Weight | 3-8 kg [3–8 kg (6.6–17.6 lb)] | ||
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Height | 65-76 cm [65–76 cm (26–30 in)] | ||
Lifespan | 15-20 yrs [15-20 years] | ||
Maximum speed | Top swimming speed is 30 km/hr (20 mph) |
The Royal 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 Royal Penguin belonged to the family Spheniscidae, mainly distributed in Antarctica, Ocean. They like to live in rocky antarctic islands, and colony is their life style.Their skin type is feathers, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly grey, yellow, black, white. it likes to eat krill the most. In addition, krill, fish, shrimp are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are leopard seal, killer whale, sharks.
If we use one sentence to describe the Royal Penguin, it is "Can reach speeds of 20mph!".