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Antarctic Penguins and Their Secrets
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  • 1. Group of islands home to the only tropical penguin species
  • 2. Penguin’s adapted wings used for swimming
  • 3. Penguin species named for a distinctive line under its beak
  • 4. Area defended by penguins during breeding season
  • 6. To clean plumage by rubbing or preening feathers
  • 8. Period when penguins lay and incubate eggs
  • 10. A place where penguins gather to rest or breed
  • 11. Type of environment penguins are specially adapted to
  • 12. Small Antarctic penguin with distinctive white eye ring
  • 14. To keep eggs or chicks warm by sitting on them
  • 18. Penguins’ method for catching fish underwater
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  • 5. Small stones collected by some penguins to build nests
  • 7. Historical name of islands where some penguin colonies exist
  • 9. Largest penguin species known for its deep dives
  • 13. Floating mass of ice often found near penguin habitats
  • 15. Process where penguins shed and regrow feathers
  • 16. Feather covering that varies by penguin species and age
  • 17. Common nickname inspired by penguins' black and white plumage
  • 19. Tiny crustacean forming a major part of penguins’ diet

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