Why do penguins have to live in Antarctica?
Adaptation on a safer habitat with less predator and lesser competition for survival are the main reasons why penguins live mainly in Antarctica. It’s true that penguins mostly live in Antarctica, but they also live in many countries such as New Zealand,Tasmania and Galapagos Islands located on the equator near South America. Early penguin fossils were found in Arctics, in PERU, ARGENTINA, and even in South Africa.Those fossils proved that penguins had existed in many places million of years ago. That would be the period when the world climate was different from what we have now. There were evidences of PREDATION of penguins in temperate areas along the Arctic. There was some findings that in early history the GIGANTIC PENGUINS had disappeared by the end of the Paleogene which date coincides with the spread of the fish-eating toothed whales. Penguins GENERALLY live near nutrient rich, cold water currents that provide an abundant supply of food. Penguins spend 75% of their time in the w
