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Unti l now, we only told you about the creatures
that you are used to seeing around you. However,
t he r e a r e c r ea t u r e s t ha t we don ’ t u s ua l l y s e e
a r ound u s , bu t we c ome ac r o s s i n book s o r on
television. These creatures also have very special
f ea t u r e s . We w i l l now t e l l you abou t a f ew o f
these . Read a l l of them very carefu l l y , because
when you do, you wi l l be very surprised, and at the
same t ime you wi l l say , “How wonder fu l l y A l l ah
has created them”.
HOW DO PENGUINS LIVE ON SUCH A FREEZING
CONTINENT AT THE SOUTH POLE?
Penguins l ive at the polar region of our planet .
T he un i que f ea t u r e o f t he po l e i s i t s amaz i ng
coldness and that it is always covered with snow
and i c e . T he wea t he r i s s o c o l d t ha t i t f o rms
glaciers above the sea. Now, think about how cold
you feel when you go out to play snowbal ls in the
w i n t e r . You wou l d f e e l c o l d e v en i f you we r e
wearing a sweater, a coat, a cap, a pair of gloves
and a scarf . When you are playing snowbal ls, the
t empe r a t u r e i s p r obab l y on l y 10 deg r e e s
Ce l s i u s ( 50 deg r e e s Fah r enhe i t ) be l ow
zero. The penguins l ive in a place where
the temperature fal ls to 40
0
C (104
0
F)
below zero.
Moreover , the penguins don ’ t have
any coats, sweaters or gloves, and they
l ive in a place that i s a lot colder than
ours. They walk on ice without any shoes
and t he y don ’ t e v en be c ome s i c k . T he y
South Pole
