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penguin
completely marine, aquatic flightless bird inhabiting only the southern hemisphere. There are six genera, all of them gregarious, monogamous and piscivorous, including Aptenodytes and Megadyptes in the order Sphenisciformes. Varieties include black-footed, pigeon-toed.
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Impennes - This consists of only one living order, Sphenisciformes or penguins.
Bird Information by Erik Willis / Pets and Animals community
23-25) Given that the optimum incubation temperature of Sphenisciformes is lower than that for other birds, (22) penguin embryos could have a lower tolerance to thermal stress than chicken embryos.
Micromelia in little penguins (Eudyptula minor) by Raidal, Shane R.; Shearer, Patrick L.; Cannell, Belinda L.; de B. Norman, Richard J. / Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
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