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A penguin’s diet can range from small fish to
shrimps, small crayfish, barnacles and many other small shellfish. A penguin’s
beak is very tough so it can remove the barnacles from the rocky surface of
the sea bed.
The penguin’s speed is fast enough to catch small fish swimming at their top
speed along with other foods they like.
Many penguins spend days out at sea eating many of their favourite foods, so
that when they return to their colony they will be able to feed their young
and their mate. Their mate would have spent the last few days caring for their
younger penguins as they cannot fish for their own food yet. The penguin that
has been out at sea regurgitates the food for their partner and children to
eat.
The predators that might steal the penguins food or might even kill the
penguins in the water are:
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sharks
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barracudas
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whales.
and on land:
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some humans
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stoats
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weasels
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cats
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possums
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dogs.
One penguin can swim up to 80 kilometres for
their food.
BY Sacha, Lydia, Vasitai, and help from Cassie.
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