Informative Speech On Penguins

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Today I would like to tell you all about King penguins. They live on many islands like the Crozet Islands, Kerguelen, Falkland, Macquarie, Prince Edward, and many more islands. King penguins eat small to medium sized fish, like flashlight fish. They have also been known to eat little squid. Penguins reach reproducing age from 3 to 5 years. The incubation time is 55 days and they have a normal clutch of one egg.
The male penguins use their best skills to attract the female penguins. This process can take to hours to a few days. When they shake their heads at the same time that means there ready to mate. Penguins do not make nests! Sometime between the months of November and December, females lay a single egg, which she gives to the father for

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