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DID YOU KNOW?Penguins replace alltheir feathers atonce every year.ANIMALSsomanyfacts.com

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Penguins replace all their feathers at once every year.

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During this "catastrophic molt" they cannot swim, so they fatten up beforehand and fast on land for two to three weeks.

Source: Moulting (Wikipedia)

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