Penguin Watch Talk

Buried penguin

  • Babyballerina by Babyballerina

    I have never seen a penguin so buried in the snow. Do they normally do that?

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  • gardenmaeve by gardenmaeve moderator

    They don't burrow into snow as such. When frequent snows blow in, penguins hunker down. They are well insulated with their own body fat, feathers, and the snow.

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  • AvastMH by AvastMH moderator

    Hi Babyballerina,

    They do get covered in snow at times. They don't set out to do that, it just happens when they are lying down and the weather gets nasty. They are so well insulated that you can see the snow does not melt on them. In fact the snow might help to stop the almost incessant wind from ruffling their feathers 😃

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