I just found a great article that talks about how penguins and seals can survive deep dives. According to Jessica Meir, emperor penguins can dive over to 457 meters (1,500 feet)! She also talks about how they can tolerate extremely low levels of oxygen in their blood.

Penguin Photo from RedOrbit

The article is a bit of an advance read, but has some interesting bits of information about penguins and their diving habits.

Penguins and how they dive is a post from: Nothing but Penguins

Did you know… when penguins molt, their feathers are not waterproof. This means they can not swim and can’t catch fish so they fast. Most species usually molt once a year and the process takes about 2-4 weeks.

Molting is natures way of replacing old worn feathers with brand new healthy ones for the new year.

Molting Penguin photo by Ben Cooper

Seaworld has a great information section about penguin molting

When penguins molt is a post from: Nothing but Penguins

Today’s episode of “Most Extreme” on Animal Planet was titled “trouble makers”. Our adorable friends the Little Blue Penguins came in at #10 for being extreme trouble makers… I was surprised! A bird so small and cute is a trouble maker? Well, according to the show, our penguin pals make nests under or in the walls of human homes and after exploring or gathering food, the penguins return home and make all kinds of loud noises to announce they’ve arrived safely from a long day. This “ruckus” apparently is the trouble making getting these little birdies in trouble.

Little blue penguin on Animal Planet (photo of the tv screen)

Sounds funny to me, but then again I don’t have any penguins living in my attic.

While I was looking for the show info I discovered the Animal Planet site has some great penguin information, check it out!

Animal Planet says Little Blue Penguins are trouble makers is a post from: Nothing but Penguins