Penguin

These lifelike animals add an element of realism to imaginary play spaces. Through engaging spaces, children are able to explore a variety of animal environments.

The animals will encourage children’s understanding of animal names, temperaments and their natural habitat.  The inclusion of natural elements such as grasses, logs and soils will inspire children’s explorations and imaginative role play.

About Penguins
Penguins are torpedo-shaped, flightless birds that live in the southern regions of the Earth. Penguins come in a variety of sizes, and some are very colorful. Blushes of orange and yellow mark the necks of emperor and king penguins.

The largest penguin is the emperor penguin. It grows 91 to 111 cm tall and weighs 27 to 40 kg.

Considered marine birds, penguins live up to 80 percent of their lives in the ocean.

Penguins are carnivores; they eat only meat. Their diet includes krill (tiny crustaceans), squid and fish.

A group of penguins is called a colony. During breeding season, penguins come ashore to form huge colonies called rookeries,

Most penguins are monogamous. This means that male and female pairs will mate exclusively with each other for the duration of mating season. In many cases, the male and female will continue to mate with each other for most of their lives. After mating, the female emperor or king penguin will lay a single egg. All other species of penguins lay two eggs. The two parents will take turns holding the eggs between their legs for warmth in a nest.

The female emperor penguin will place the egg on the male's feet to keep warm in his fat folds while she goes out and hunts for several weeks.

When penguin chicks are ready to hatch, they use their beaks to break through the shell of their eggs. This process can take up to three days. After the chicks emerge, the parents will take turns feeding their offspring with regurgitated food. Penguin parents can identify their offspring by unique calls that the chick will make.

Suitable for ages 3+ years

Dimensions
7 x 4 x 3 cm