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The penguin is the fastest underwater swimmer among the wing-propelled diving birds.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0147776</ref>


== Species of penguin ==
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* Galápagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus
* Galápagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus


== See also ==
{{See also/penguin}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.geographyrealm.com/geography-penguins/ Geography of Penguins]  Geography Realm
== References ==
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[[Category:Penguins]]
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The penguin is the fastest underwater swimmer among the wing-propelled diving birds.[1]

Species of penguin

  • Emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri
  • King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
  • Little penguin, Eudyptula minor
  • Southern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome
  • Macaroni penguin, Eudyptes chrysolophus
  • Northern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes moseleyi
  • Fiordland penguin, Eudyptes pachyrynchus
  • Snares penguin, Eudyptes robustus
  • Royal penguin, Eudyptes schlegeli (disputed)
  • Erect-crested penguin, Eudyptes sclateri
  • Yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes
  • Adélie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae
  • Chinstrap penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica
  • Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
  • African penguin, Spheniscus demersus
  • Humboldt penguin, Spheniscus humboldti
  • Magellanic penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus
  • Galápagos penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus

See also

External links

References