Today’s French Word is “pingouin”. It means penguin.

Interesting facts.

• Penguins are flightless birds.
• While other birds have wings for flying, penguins have adapted flippers to help them swim in the water.
• Most penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere.
• The Galapagos Penguin is the only penguin specie that ventures north of the equator in the wild.
• Large penguin populations can be found in countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Argentina and South Africa.
• No penguins live at the North Pole.
• Penguins can drink sea water.
• Penguins spend around half their time in water and the other half on land.
• The Emperor Penguin is the tallest of all penguin species, reaching as tall as 120 cm (47 in) in height.

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