Help !! My husband is telling me that penquins have live young.....I know they dont. Help convince him please

Answer 1

I popped out of an egg thank you

Answer 2

Your husband is wrong. The confusion may have come from watching emperor penguins on TV. They often have shots of penguin chicks popping out from under penguins.

However, males and females migrate huge distances to the breeding grounds, miles (upto 100) from the sea. Once they have mated the female lays an egg and very carefully passes it to the male. The male balances the egg on top of his feet and folds a large flap of warm skin over the egg to keep it warm. The females then leave the males and go back to the sea to feed up after using all their energy to produce a large healthy egg. The males stand out the winter in large groups, shifting around and taking turns in the middle of the group to keep warm. After the winter the egg hatches just in time for the females arrival with guts full of nutritious half digested fish for the youngster. The penguin chicks stay under the parents belly flaps as the cold of the ice would kill them. Only when they are large enough to survive do they venture out onto the ice.

Hope your hubby believes you now!

Answer 3

Penguins are BIRDS!!! BIRDS LAY EGGS!!!

D. Eggs

1. Eggs may be white to bluish or greenish. The shape varies among species. In Humboldts and Adélies the egg is more or less round. In emperors and kings the egg is rather pear-shaped, with one end tapering almost to a point.

2. Egg size and weight varies with species. From the records of SeaWorld's successful penguin breeding programs, emperor penguin eggs measure 11. 1 to 12.7 cm (4.4-5 in.) long and weigh 345 to 515 g (1 2.1-18 oz.), and Adélie penguin eggs measure 5.5 to 8.6 cm (2.2-3.4 in.) and weigh 61 to 153.5 g (2.1-5.4 oz.).

3. A nest of eggs is called a clutch, and with the exception of emperor and king penguins, clutches usually contain two eggs. (Emperor and king penguins lay a single egg. ) A clutch with more than one egg presents a better chance of at least one chick surviving (del Hoyo, et al., 1992).

a. In the Eudyptuia, Spheniscus, and Pygoscelis genera, the first-laid egg is generally larger than the second, and usually hatches first (except in the chinstrap species) (Lamey, 1990). Usually the first chick to hatch has the survival advantage since it will already have fed and will be larger by the time the second egg hatches (del Hoyo, et al., 1992). The second, usually smaller, chick cannot compete with the larger chick for food and usually perishes (Lamey, 1990).

b. In the Eudyptes genus, the second-laid egg and subsequent chick is usually the larger of the two. The second chick usually is the survivor. Researchers have yet to find an adequate theoretical explanation for this reversed pattern (Davis and Darby, 1990).

c. The chinstrap and yellow-eyed species usually lay two eggs. Parents typically raise both chicks, which are nearly equal in size (Davis and Darby, 1990).

And here is the source:
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Penguins/reproduction.html

Answer 4

They lay eggs then they incubate them by sitting on them. They keep them between their feet and their body. If they let them touch the ground the cold of the ground will freeze the egg. Have him watch Animal Kingdom, Discovery Channel, March of the Penguins or something like that or take him to a local zoo.

Answer 5

Hello,

I have listed a link below that contains almost every species of penguin known to man. Penguins are birds, ALL birds are egg layers and DO Not give bird to live babies, but you do know as with all me that he is right and we are wrong, this is why I have given you this site. I wish you the best of luck fighting over silly things. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/search?SearchableText=Penguins+&Search.x=24&Search.y=9

The eggs is laid then rolled up onto the penguins feet, in this way the eggs is not sitting on the cold ground, it is between the feet and a warm tummy, as you read the link I have given you it will all be noted in the information pages. (O:

Answer 6

Penguins are birds and no bird gives birth to live young, unless he is getting confused thinking the have young that is alive which of course they do, they just come out of an egg first.

Answer 7

Hey, remember that documentary on penguins just a while ago? I think the movie is still on rental in the new release section. They definitely lay eggs, and I believe the male sits on them while the female takes her long journey to get food. Not many make it as sometimes the female dies before her journey home. Darn, I forget the name of the movie,but if you call Rogers Video,they'll surely tell you your wife is correct!!!!! Dot.
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Answer 8

I saw an episode of Futurama in which Bender lost his memory and thought he was a penguin. After initially sitting on some eggs and breaking them, he later successfully hatched some penguin eggs.

Answer 9

just do a search for penguin with an egg photo, you'll get about 100 in no time flat. Make sure you bet him $50 first, so it's worth your while!

Answer 10

The male penguin sits on the egg to keep it warm, so penguins come from eggs.

Answer 11

go to google website and ask for penguins with egg then click on the images thingy at the top. That should sort it out!