Are Puffins Penguins? A Closer Look at These Adorable Seabirds
If you've ever seen a puffin, with its striking black-and-white plumes and brilliant orange beak, you might have questioned: Are puffins penguins? The brief response is no, however the reasons that are as interesting as these birds themselves. Puffins are distinct animals with their own interesting attributes. Here, we'll explore what puffins are, where they live, how they hunt and fly, and why they are significantly susceptible to ecological dangers-- all while cleaning up the puffin-penguin confusion for excellent.What Is a Puffin?(Credit: darkntwistyphotography/Shutterstock)Puffins are little seabirds coming from the Alcidae household. There are 4 types of puffins: the Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), the Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), the Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculat...