You never see ice on a healthy penguin’s feathers because penguins in extremely cold climates have two adaptations to make them frost-free. First, their feathers are dotted with tiny pores that prevent water from clinging to them. Second is the “preen oil” that penguins secrete from a gland and spread over their bodies. Together they make a natural deicing system.
Because of its snazzy yellow crest, Eudyptes chrysolophus is known by what common name?
A) Butter penguin
B) Canary penguin
C) Macaroni penguin
D) Marigold penguin
Previous answer: Grapefruit is a hybrid of sweet orange and pomelo that botanists once called “forbidden fruit.”
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