Page 61 - Wonders of Allah's Creation

Until now, we only told you about the creatures
that you are used to seeing around you. However,
there are creatures that we don’t usually see
around us, but we come across in books or on
television. These creatures also have very special
features. We will now tell you about a few of
these. Read all of them very carefully, because
when you do, you will be very surprised, and at the

same time you will say, “How wonderfully Allah
has created them”.

HOW DO PENGUINS LIVE ON SUCH A FREEZING

CONTINENT AT THE SOUTH POLE?

Penguins live at the polar region of our planet.
The unique feature of the pole is its amazing
coldness and that it is always covered with snow
and ice. The weather is so cold that it forms
glaciers above the sea. Now, think about how cold

you feel when you go out to play snowballs in the
winter. You would feel cold even if you were
wearing a sweater, a coat, a cap, a pair of gloves
and a scarf. When you are playing snowballs, the
temperature is probably only 10 degrees
Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) below
zero. The penguins live in a place where

the temperature falls to 40 0 C (104 0 F)
below zero.
Moreover, the penguins don’t have
any coats, sweaters or gloves, and they
live in a place that is a lot colder than
ours. They walk on ice without any shoes South Pole
and they don’t even become sick. They
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