What+do+penguins+eat?




 * A lot of penguins eat fish which they catch from the sea, such as krill, fish and squid. **
 * However different species of penguin, eat different things. **
 * The smaller penguins live closer to the South Pole and eat krill. The larger penguins live further north, where they can find bigger fish. **
 * Penguins dive for food up to 20 metres deep, catching fish with their bills and swallowing it whole before coming back up to the surface to breathe. **

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 * Penguins spend so much time fishing for their food, about half of their lifetime is spent in the ocean! ** ||
 * Penguins even have spines on their tongue to catch the slippery fish! **