are penguins mammals?

Answer 1

Yo Katt (version 3)
These little buggers are birds !! Flightless (but boy can they swim !!) birds !! Egg laying -- flock hanging -- migrating -- ice-loving --- BIRDS !!

Answer 2

Penguins are not mammals, they are birds..

Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Sphenisciformes
Sharpe, 1891
Family: Spheniscidae
Bonaparte, 1831

Modern genera
Aptenodytes
Eudyptes
Eudyptula
Megadyptes
Pygoscelis
Spheniscus
For prehistoric genera, see Systematics

Answer 3

Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere.

The number of penguin species is debated. Depending on which authority is followed, penguin biodiversity varies between 17 and 20 living species, all in the subfamily Spheniscinae. Some sources consider the White-flippered Penguin a separate Eudyptula species, while others treat it as a subspecies of the Little Penguin (e.g. Williams, 1995; Davis & Renner, 2003); the actual situation seems to be more complicated (Banks et al. 2002). Similarly, it is still unclear whether the Royal Penguin is merely a color morph of the Macaroni penguin. Also eligible to be a separate species is the Northern population of Rockhopper penguins (Davis & Renner, 2003). Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not, contrary to popular belief, found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin actually live so far south. At least ten[verification needed] species live in the temperate zone; one lives as far north as the Galápagos Islands: the Galápagos Penguin.

The largest living species is the Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri): adults average about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) tall and weigh 35 kg (75 lb) or more. The smallest penguin species is the Little Blue Penguin (also known as the Fairy Penguin or the Blue Penguin), which stands around 40 cm tall (16 in) and weighs 1 kg (2.2 lb). Among extant penguins larger penguins inhabit colder regions, while smaller penguins are generally found in temperate or even tropical climates (see also Bergmann's Rule). Some prehistoric species attained enormous sizes, becoming as high or as heavy as an adult human (see below for more). These were not restricted to Antarctic regions; on the contrary, subantarctic regions harboured high diversity, and at least one giant penguin occurred in a region not quite 2000 km south of the Equator 35 mya, in a climate decidedy warmer than today.

Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend half of their life on land and half in the oceans.

Penguins seem to have no special fear of humans and have approached groups of explorers without hesitation. This is probably on account of there being no land predators in Antarctica or the nearby offshore islands that prey on or attack penguins. Instead, penguins are at risk at sea from predators such as the leopard seal. Typically, penguins do not approach closer than about 3 meters (9 feet); they become nervous at about that distance. This is also the distance that Antarctic tourists are told to keep from penguins (tourists are not supposed to approach closer than 3 meters, but are not expected to withdraw if the penguins come closer).

Summary = Penguins are birds.

Answer 4

Penguins are not mammals. They are birds- they have feathers, beaks, wings and they lay eggs.

For Classification of penguin, they are classified as follows:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae

Though a bird with wings, penguins cannot fly but can swim instead. They can hold their breaths underwater.

Answer 5

Nope. Penguins are birds, Class Aves.

Penguin taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)
Phylum: Chordata (animals with backbones)
Class: Aves (birds)
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/penguins/taxonomy.html

Answer 6

NOoooooooooo

They are Birds... Lay eggs and all that...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin

Answer 7

no,penguins are birds because they lay eggs and they have feathers on their body

Answer 8

no they are just flightless birds like ostriches and emus.and they are coverd in a thin layer of waterproof down that looks like hair so it makes them seem like mammals.
hope this helps!

Answer 9

No, they are not. They are actually flightless birds, with wings....

Answer 10

they aint ants