When a penguin drops onto its belly, its weight spreads across a wider surface, and friction drops. Progress speeds up without extra strain, and over long routes, that shift matters more than raw speed. Energy saved on travel stays available for warmth, foraging, and chick care. Built For Sliding Without Trying Image via Getty Images/Michel VIARD

Slippery for some, but a snow day spectacle for penguins! While humans were slipping and sliding through the winter weather in Pittsburgh on Dec. 14, the penguins at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium switched things up! They turned the snow into their personal playground, waddling, marching and sliding like pros!

Justin Brazeau recorded first NHL hat trick, Bryan Rust scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins rolled past the sliding Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 on Sunday night. Anthony Mantha had a goal and assist and Noel Acciari scored as the Penguins won their second game in three,

Penguins are far more resilient and complex than their playful image suggests. They endure extreme cold, exhausting journeys, packed breeding colonies, and declining food sources through a mix of physical traits and learned behavior shaped over millions of years.

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