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Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.
Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, and one species, the Galápagos Penguin, lives near the equator.
The largest living species is the Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri): on average adults are about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) tall and weigh 35 kg (75 lb) or more. The smallest penguin species is the Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor), also known as the Fairy Penguin, which stands around 40 cm tall (16 in) and weighs 1 kg (2.2 lb). Among extant penguins, larger penguins inhabit colder regions, while smaller penguins are generally found in temperate or even tropical climates (see also Bergmann's Rule). Some prehistoric species attained enormous sizes, becoming as tall or as heavy as an adult human. These were not restricted to Antarctic regions; on the contrary, subantarctic regions harboured high diversity, and at least one giant penguin occurred in a region not quite 2,000 km south of the equator 35 mya, in a climate decidedly warmer than today.
Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English film, television, radio and theatre actor. His most acclaimed roles include Stephen Hawking in the BBC drama Hawking (2004); William Pitt in the historical film Amazing Grace (2006); the protagonist Stephen Ezard in the miniseries thriller The Last Enemy (2008); Paul Marshall in Atonement (2007); Bernard in Small Island (2009); Sherlock Holmes in the modern BBC adaptation series Sherlock (2010); and Peter Guillam in the spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011).
In February 2011, he began playing both Victor Frankenstein and his creature opposite Jonny Lee Miller in Danny Boyle's stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The play had a three-month run at the National Theatre. In late 2011, he played Major Stewart in Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011). The film received five BAFTA nominations and six Academy Award nominations, including the Best Picture nomination in 2012. He also played Peter Guillam, one of the pivotal roles in Tomas Alfredson's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011), which was nominated for three Academy Awards and 11 BAFTA Awards. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was also nominated for Best Picture in 2012.
Actors: Gaute Storaas (composer), Atle Solberg Blakseth (producer), Atle Solberg Blakseth (actor), Atle Solberg Blakseth (writer), Atle Solberg Blakseth (editor), Atle Solberg Blakseth (director), Erik S. Watland (actor),
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Short,Actors: Frank Oz (actor), Frank Oz (actor), Jerry Nelson (actor), Dave Goelz (actor), Dave Goelz (actor), Dave Goelz (actor), Jerry Nelson (actor), Jim Henson (actor), Jim Henson (actor), Jim Henson (actor), Jim Henson (actor), Richard Hunt (actor), Richard Hunt (actor), Jim Henson (actor), Frank Oz (actor),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Frank Oz (actor), Frank Oz (actor), Jerry Nelson (actor), Dave Goelz (actor), Dave Goelz (actor), Dave Goelz (actor), Jerry Nelson (actor), Jim Henson (actor), Jim Henson (actor), Jim Henson (actor), Jim Henson (actor), Richard Hunt (actor), Richard Hunt (actor), Jim Henson (actor), Frank Oz (actor),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Jack Mercer (actor), Max Fleischer (producer), Sammy Timberg (composer), Dave Fleischer (director), Adolph Zukor (miscellaneous crew), Bob Rothberg (composer),
Plot: Four boy-penguins are curious about an abandoned cabin. Their mother warns them in song that "curiosity killed the cat." They ignore her, partly because she hypocritically displays her own curiosity over a stovepipe they've knocked to the ground. But inside the cabin, they find themselves in danger from fire, gunfire and signal flares.
Keywords: accordion, anthropomorphism, breaking-window, cabin, cartoon-penguin, chimney, color-classic, curiosity, fire, fireplace