Chin Strap Penguins

Chin Strap Penguins

1. Chinstrap Penguins are also known as: Ringed Penguin, Bearded Penguin, Stonecracker Penguin.

2. The Chinstrap penguin’s habitat is normally Antarctica and the south sandwich islands. These places contain the following things: Rocky islands ice fields icebergs.

3. Their habitats provide them with a variety of Fish. Such as Krill and Shrimp. The babies are fed the same.

4. They stand up to about 28 inches tall.The chicks have gray backs and white fronts.They got their names from the thin black strap around their chin.They weigh up to 9 to 14 pounds .

5. When swimming the can reach speeds of 32 km/hr (20 mph) and on land they often "toboggan" along on their stomachs, using their feet and flippers to propel themselves along.

6. Chinstrap Penguins lay two eggs at a time. Which are laid on a nest made of stones. Once in Central park zoo two chinstraps tried to lay a rock. The keeper then exchanged it for a real fertile egg.

7. Chinstrap penguins live for 15-20 years.

8. There are 12-13 million chinstrap penguins in the world.

9. Chinstrap Penguins are one of the most easily identifiable penguins due to the thin black line that runs from ear to ear under their chin. It looks like a chinstrap, which is where their name originates.

10. Chinstrap penguins mate in the summer and can take a long time to mate like all penguins do. They can also spend a year away from their mates.

11. When born the chinstrap penguins are gray. It takes approximately 15 - 33 days for the babies to hatch. The babies huddle together as a group when 20-30 days old as they have no feathers to keep them warm. Until they are 20-30 days old they keep to the nest.

12. The chinstrap penguins have plenty of feathers which have adapted over time to fit with their habitat. 

13. Their beaks have also adapted so they are very good for picking up their food quickly in the cold sea.

14. They have blubber which helps them to insulate the cold. Also they have flippers to speed them up in the water. The blood vessels in their flippers and legs have evolved to help to preserve heat. To help to keep them dry they have tightly packed feathers.

15. Chinstrap penguin live up to 15-20 years.

16. They eat shrimp and krill.

17. The Chinstrap penguin is the most numerous penguin in the world.They are the boldest penguins in the world.

18. They fight with other penguins a lot.

19. The Chinstrap Penguin has a line on his chin, and looks like a puffin.

20. There are more Chinstrap Penguins then any other penguin in the world.

21. The Chinstrap penguin is the most numerous Penguin in the polar regions. They can tell who their family is by their sent and by their sound they make.