Animals

How many species of penguins exist?

18

Background

There are 18 penguin species in the world. All of them live in the southern hemisphere. Only the Galápagos penguin makes it almost to the equator. The biggest is the emperor penguin at over a meter tall. The smallest is the little penguin, about the size of a shoe.

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