Penguin

A number of kinds of flightless seabirds found in the southern hemisphere. Penguins are actively swimming predators, feeding on fish and squid. Adelie penguins have been recorded diving to depths of over 2,000 feet.

In addition to the huge colonies found on many islands of the sub-Antarctic, penguins are found in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and continental South America. The most northerly variety is the Galapagos penguin.

The largest type is the Emperor penguin which nests on the Antarctic continent, which grows up to four feet tall, but remains of fossil penguins as tall as a man have been found.

Penguins are eaten at sea by leopard seals and killer whales, and on land can fall prey to Antarctic skuas and feral cats. Historically they were commercially processed into oil by enterprises on numerous sub-Antarctic islands.

Some Creation scientists have theorized that in common with Polar Bears penguins may not have entered Noah's Ark ark but may have simply clung to icebergs during the Great Flood and then returned to their original habitats during the Post-Diluvian Diasporas.