25-Nov-2021 Theme: 'Penguins'

(1) Only one species of penguin breeds in Australia. What is it?

Answer: Little penguin / Fairy penguin (Eudyptula minor).

(2) What species of penguin is Mumble, the main character in the Happy Feet movies? (bonus what species are The Amigos and Lovelace? - 1 point each).

Answer: Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri). Bonus: The Amigos are Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae); Lovelace is a Rockhopper penguin (Eydyptes sp.).

(3) What is the deepest penguin dive recorded by Australian scientists? (a) 165 metres (b) 365 metres (c) 565 metres (d) 765 metres.

Answer: (c) 565 metres (Emperor penguin – recorded by the Australian Antarctic Program).

(4) True or false: Penguins occur naturally only in the Southern Hemisphere?

Answer: False (Galapagos penguins occur on both sides of the equator).

(5) What book (and movie) features a penguin called Sam Sawnoff?

Answer: The Magic Pudding.

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