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What Eats A Penguin?

What Eats A Penguin? What Do Penguins Eat?

In Antarctica, where most penguins live, the penguin’s main predator is a ferocious marine mammal with large teeth called the leopard seal. Penguins must swim very fast to escape from leopard seals that try to catch them in the water.What Eats A Penguin Spheniscidae

Gull-like birds called skuas eat baby penguins and sometimes steal penguin eggs.

Sharks and orcas are a threat to some kinds, or species, of penguins that live in warmer waters.

As for the question of what a penguin eats: Penguins eat fish and tiny crustaceans called krill.

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