| rookery |
Group of nesting
penguins (can be as large as 10,000 penguins) |
| colony |
All the rookeries in a
common area form a 'colony'. |
| tobogganing |
Laying on their
belly and pushing themselves along the ice with their flippers and
feet. |
| molting |
New feathers
push out and replace old ones |
| waddle |
A group of
penguins on land |
| raft |
A group of
penguins in the water |
| blubber |
Layer of fat
under their skin |
| crèche |
![[Creche.jpg]](Graphics/Creche.jpg)
When they grow bigger and no longer
need an adult at all time to keep them sheltered, the chicks group
together in crèches
(see picture above) |
| huddle |
Basically penguins form a
group and all 'huddle' with their backs to the prevailing wind.
There is constant rotation of the penguins from the exposed to the
more sheltered side.
 |
| brood patch |
A loose fold of skin to hold the egg or
chick
 |
| flipper |
A penguin's wing |
