Another unusual fact about penguins is that they pant like dogs to avoid overheating. If you ever hear a penguin painting don't be afraid it is just their way of cooling off.

Rookeries are the areas where penguins and their mates stay. Even if there are thousands of pairs in the area, they can easily find their mates through a distinct call.

Like any other male species, male Gentoo penguins have their own way of attracting mates. They bring pebbles as a form of gift to woo the female Gentoo penguins.

A king penguin named Missy, raised in captivity in Gloucestershire, England, lived up to 40 years. She is considered the world's oldest penguin.

You might think that it only happens in the human realm, but female Emperor Penguins sometimes kidnap somebody else's chick if their own baby dies.

Unlike other birds that molt a few times all throughout the year, a penguin loses all its feathers in one go, and it is called catastrophic molt.

Tobogganing is an efficient way of traveling for penguins. Through this, they can easily slide from one place to another in a short span of time. They literally slide and glide!

Penguins are monogamous creatures. They only have one mate throughout their lives. Another fun fact is that they can even have a partner who is of the same sex.

Scientists discovered the remains of a 6.5 feet tall colossus penguin that is estimated to have lived 37 million years ago. Can you believe it? It would have been taller than an average human!

While the penguins hunt for fish, they tend to ingest a lot of seawater. The supraorbital gland behind their eyes filters it out and excretes it by sneezing.