Eventhough all penguin species are native to the Southern Hemisphere, they don
not live only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a little species of
penguin live too far south. Some species are found in the temperate area, and one
species, the Galápagos penguin, lives not too far with the equator.
The vast living species is the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri): when they are adults
they are about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) tall and 35 kg weight or more. The smallest one is the little
blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), which is known as the fairy penguin, which stands around
40 cm height and 1 kg weight. Among the species of penguin, larger penguins live in colder
regions, while smaller penguins generally inhabit tropical climates places.
Some prehistoric species of penguin attained enormous sizes, becoming as heavy as an
adult human.