Penguins Crossword Puzzle

About the Penguins Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers penguin species, body features, behaviors, and habitats, from Emperor Penguins and Rockhoppers to flippers, colonies, and icy shores. It includes familiar words about feeding, swimming, nesting, and raising chicks. Bird lovers, students learning about wildlife, and anyone curious about life in cold oceans will enjoy searching for these penguin-related terms.

This crossword draws on 39 clues about Penguins. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Antarctic species with white eye rings (13 letters)
• •Species marked by a narrow black band beneath its bill (9 letters)
• •Plunge beneath the surface (4 letters)
• •Common prey caught underwater (4 letters)
• •Crowd together to conserve warmth (6 letters)
• •Species with vivid orange cheek patches (11 letters)
• •South American species that nests in burrows (10 letters)
• •Vast body of salt water (5 letters)

Teaching this topic or planning a party? Make your own crossword with your own words and clues.