Penguin Facts

	How Tall?	Weight?	Beak Color	Feet Color	How many eggs	Unique Features	Enemies
Rockhopper Penguins	18 inches	5 to 6 pounds	orange	orange	2 eggs, but can incubate only one	yellow feathers on sides of head	humans, skua, leopard seal and orca whales
King Penguins	36 inches (3 feet)	30 pounds	black	black	1 egg every 2 years, care for chick 12 months.	yellow and orange on head and upper chest	humans, skua, leopard seal and orca whales
Little Blue Penguin	16 inches	2 to 3 pounds	gray-black	pinkish-orange	2 eggs	bluish gray with white chest	humans, skuas, dogs, leopard seals, weasels, orcas, lizards
Gentoo Penguin	30 inches	13 pounds	black with a little orange on top	orange	2 eggs	white feathers from eye to eye	humans, skuas, leopard seals and orcas
Chinstrap Penguin	28 inches	9 pounds	black	pink	2 eggs	black ring around eyes, black strip under chin	humans, skuas, leopard seals and orcas
Emperor Penguin	45 inches	up to 100 pounds	black with orange on sides	black	1 egg	orange on head and upper chest male incubates egg	humans, skuas, leopard seals and orcas

Penguins have no large land predators, which is probably why they have little fear of people. The Yellow-eyed penguin is the exception, they are very shy and reclusive. (And also in danger of extinction. It is estimated that there are less than 10,000 left in the world.) In the sea, penguins are preyed on by killer whales, leopard seals, sea lions, sharks.

All 17 species of penguin are legally protected from hunting and egg collecting. The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 makes it illegal to harm, or in any way interfered with, a penguin or its eggs.