don ’ t have homes . They s l eep on i ce . I f
you were to l ie down on ice for even a few
minutes, you would become seriously sick.
Nothing happens to the penguins. Why?
It is because Al lah has created them in
such a way that they can l ive in such a freezing
environment . Penguins’ bodies and their features
are very different from ours. Due to this, they can
l i v e i n t he c o l de s t wea t he r w i t hou t any
difficulties.
Al lah has covered penguins’ bodies with a very
thick layer of fat, so that they won’t feel the cold.
The layer of fat prevents them from feel ing the
cold, and acts as a fur . Conversely, the layer of
fat surrounding our bodies is quite thin and this is
why we quickly become cold. This is why we have
to wear thick clothes in cold weather .
The penguin displays great devotion towards
its eggs and babies. Penguins incubate their eggs
du r i ng t he c o l de s t wea t he r . Un l i k e o t he r
c r ea t u r e s , i t i s no t t he f ema l e pengu i n t ha t
i n c uba t e s t he egg s bu t t he ma l e . T he f ema l e
penguin lays only one egg and then leaves it to the
male . She leaves for di stant places to f ind food
for her husband and baby. Because of al l the ice
and snow that surrounds them, she has to travel
far to be able to find food.
The male penguin incubates the egg for exactly
f ou r mon t h s . T he pengu i n c a r r i e s t he egg i n
between his feet and during these four months, he
never once leaves it on the ground. If he were to
do s o , t he egg wou l d f r e e z e and d i e w i t h i n a
matter of minutes.
The ma l e pengu i n i s so pat i ent that for four
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