SWIMMERS: AUKS, PUFFINS, AND PENGUINS. 



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AUKS, PUFFINS, AND PENGUINS. 

 These belong to the cold regions, and the Penguins 

 to the Southern Hemisphere. The Great Penguin of 

 Patagonia is larger than a goose. Its wings are so 



Fig. 165. — Patagonian Penguin. 



small that it cannot fly, and it stays in the water, ex- 

 cept when it crawls on shore to lay its eggs and rear 

 its young. Penguins hatch their eggs by holding them 

 between their thighs, and move away with them if dis- 

 turbed when sitting. 



