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Okay, my next animal is really clumsy on land, but is a fast and graceful swimmer.
好吧，我的下一个动物在陆地上行动时非常笨拙，但在水里游泳却既快速又优雅。
Oh, it's not a walrus. My animal also has wings but it can't fly.
哦，不是海象。我的动物有翅膀，但它不会飞。
Oh, you think you know huh.
你认为你知道是什么动物.
Okay, one last clue. My animal has black and white feathers that sort of make it look like it's wearing a fancy tuxedo.
好，最后一条线索。我的动物长着黑白相间的羽毛，这让它看起来像是穿着一件华丽的无尾礼服。
Yes, I was thinking of a penguin.
是的，我想是一只企鹅。
More precisely, an emperor penguin, which is a species of penguin that lives in Antarctica.
更准确地说，它是帝企鹅，一种生活在南极洲的企鹅。
When we think of penguins, we usually think of them living in places where it's cold and snowy like the Antarctic.
当我们想到企鹅时，我们通常会想到它们生活在寒冷多雪的地方，比如南极。
But there are lots of different species of penguin and lots of them live in places where it's warm.
但存在很多不同类型的企鹅，很多企鹅生活在温暖的地方。
It's true. Let's watch this video to learn more about these peculiar penguins.
这是真的。让我们一起看这个视频，了解更多关于这些奇特的企鹅。
When we talk about animals, we often talk about them like they're all the same thing, like elephants or giraffes or spiders or even rats.
当我们谈论动物时，我们经常把它们说得好像它们都是一种类型，比如大象、长颈鹿、蜘蛛甚至老鼠。
But for almost, any animal you can think of, there are actually many separate kinds or species.
但几乎所有你能想到的动物，实际上都有许多不同的种类或物种。
And they can be really different, even though they're all the same type of animal.
它们可能非常不同，尽管它们都是同一种动物。
Take it for example, one of the world's most interesting and cutest sorts of birds-- penguins.
以世界上最有趣、最可爱的鸟类之一企鹅为例。
They're birds that can't fly.
它们是不会飞的鸟。
And they usually live near water because they spend a lot of their time hunting for fish and other things that live in the ocean. Also they all live in the southern hemisphere.
它们通常生活在水域附近，因为它们会花很多时间寻找鱼和其他生活在海洋中的动物。而且它们都生活在南半球。
Those are important things to have in common, but that doesn't mean that all penguins look like this.
这些都是很重要的共同点，但这并不意味着所有的企鹅都长这样。
The fact is there are at least 18 different species of penguins and they can be found many places.
事实上，至少有18种不同种类的企鹅，在很多地方都能找到它们。
And they each look and even act a little different from one another.
每只企鹅的外表甚至行为都有一点不同。
Some of the coolest penguins are probably ones you've never even heard of. So let's meet them.
最酷的企鹅可能是你从未听说过的。让我们来见见他们。
First up, Australia and New Zealand, home to the tiniest of the penguins, meet the little blue penguin.
首先，澳大利亚和新西兰是最小企鹅的家园，来见见小蓝企鹅。
Its name comes from the fact that it's little and kind of bluish and sometimes called the fairy penguin.
小蓝企鹅的名字来源于这样一个事实: 体型小巧，身披蓝色羽毛，有时被称为仙女企鹅。
These minis are the smallest species of penguin in the world.
这些迷你企鹅是世界上最小的企鹅。
They stand about 30 centimeters tall which is around the size of the average sheet of paper and they weigh about one kilogram, not much more than a big heavy book.
它们身高30厘米，约是一张普通纸张的高度，体重约有一公斤，比一本又厚又重的书大不了多少。
I know adorable! Little blue penguins live in big groups called colonies and each pair of mother and father penguins digs its own burrow or underground nest.
我知道很可爱! 小蓝企鹅以群居为生，每一对企鹅父母都会挖自己的洞穴（地下巢穴）。
These little guys stay in their colonies year round going out to hunt for fish during the day and then walking back to their burrows after the sun sets.
这些小家伙一整年都呆在它们的聚居地里，白天外出捕鱼，太阳落山后回到洞穴。
In some places in Australia and New Zealand, you can even visit a little blue penguin colony in the evening and watch the penguins parade back home.
在澳大利亚和新西兰的一些地方，你甚至可以在晚上看到一个小蓝企鹅群落，观看企鹅列队回家。
Now, let's meet another colorful penguin from New Zealand.
现在，让我们来认识另一只来自新西兰的彩色企鹅。
Say hi to the yellow-eyed penguin.
跟黄眼企鹅打个招呼。
Besides the light color of its eyes, there's another unique thing about this bird where it lives.
除了眼睛为浅黄色，这种企鹅生活的地方也很独特。
All penguins have to live close to a body of water where they hunt for food.
所有的企鹅都必须生活在靠近水域的地方，在那里觅食。
In cold places, penguins often live on thick sheets of ice. In warm places, many penguins live on sandy beaches.
在寒冷的地方，企鹅经常生活在厚厚的冰层上。在温暖的地方，许多企鹅生活在沙滩上。
Now the yellow-eyed penguin does spend some of its time on the beach, but it mostly lives in the woods when it's not hunting in the beach or in the water.
现在，黄眼企鹅确实会在海滩上度过一些时间，但当它不在海滩或水中狩猎时，它大多数时间都生活在森林里。
The yellow-eyed penguin lives in the forest along New Zealand's coasts.
黄眼企鹅生活在新西兰海岸的森林里。
It builds its nest against rocks or tree trunks to get protection from bad weather and predators.
黄眼企鹅把巢建在岩石或树干上，以保护自己免受恶劣天气和食肉动物的伤害。
How cool would it be to see a penguin waddling through the woods.
如果看到一只企鹅摇摇摆摆地穿过树林该有多酷啊。
Now, let's head on over to Africa to meet our next penguin--the African penguin.
现在，让我们去非洲看看我们的下一只企鹅——非洲企鹅。
Unlike most penguins, the African penguins sometimes called the blackfoot penguin, doesn't need to worry about freezing temperatures.
与大多数企鹅不同，非洲企鹅有时被称为黑脚企鹅，不需要担心寒冷的温度。
That's because it lives on the islands and shores between Namibia and South Africa where it can get really hot.
这是因为它生活在纳米比亚和南非之间的岛屿和海岸上，那里非常热。
Another cool thing about African penguins is that they sound a whole lot like a very different kind of animal.
非洲企鹅另一件很酷的事情是，它们听起来很像一种完全不同的动物。
The loud noises they make have often been compared to the call of a donkey.
它们发出的巨大声音经常被比作驴的叫声。
Wow, who knew penguins could be so different from one another.
哇，谁知道企鹅之间会如此不同。
