Penguin #12 Preview: Flippers Crossed for a Feathered Finale. In Penguin #12, Oswald Cobblepot's grand schemes for Gotham go awry, leaving him trapped with Batman in a sinking Batmobile.

Feathers, Flippers and Fledglings: A Free 5-Day Lesson Plan on Emperor Penguins. Story by Brooks Mathews ... Our Emperor Penguin unit plan, tailored to elementary students, ...

It may be the Antarctic, but this snowy snap of a cute penguin couple holding flippers is enough to melt even the coldest of hearts. The feathered friends enjoyed a romantic clinch, opting for a ...

Banding Penguins Could Drag Down Their Population The bands some researchers use to track the agile animals slows them down in the water. This results in lower survival rates and fewer chicks, a ...

Penguins depend on their flippers to ‘fly underwater’ and beat them several times a second. The steel bands can come loose and rub or cut their skin. They also produce a fair bit of drag.

Oddly, though, its back flippers were of almost no help in pushing the animal through the water, leading the scientists to suspect they might have been used for steering or stopping.