There are seventeen species of penguins, and all their natural habitats are in the Southern hemisphere.
Did you know that the Emperor Penguin is the biggest of the eighteen penguin species and largest of all birds? They are also the tallest…about four feet in height!
In 2017, there was estimated to be approximately 595,000 adult Emperor Penguins today. From birth, they spend their entire life around the Antarctic ice.
These wondrous critters also incubate their eggs like other birds; only they can do so in temperatures nearing -58 °F (-50 °C) – that’s cold!
The smallest, Little Blue, stands about sixteen inches. And penguins are excellent swimmers with the fastest penguin swimmer getting up to about twenty-two miles per hour.
Penguins on an average have a lifespan of fifteen to twenty years. Penguins spend most of their lives by the sea with their wings which has evolved into flippers.
It is these birds of which have perfectly adapted to survive the harshest environment in the world.
It is these birds of which have perfectly adapted to survive the harshest environment in the world.
Though they cannot fly, they can waddle walking upright and in snow conditions, they can slide on their bellies. Their distinctive black and white belly helps to camouflage them in water during its search of food.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Use #WorldPenguinDay to share on social media.
HISTORY
In 1972, National Penguin Day began when Gerry Wallace wrote the event on his wife Aleta's calendar in Alamogordo, California.
He and his wife brought the celebration to Naval Weapons Center in Ridgecrest, California where Penguin Patrol became popular.
They later brought the celebration to the Naval Weapons Center in Ridgecrest, California where the Penguin Patrol made the news.
April 25 is also the date that the Adélie penguins begin their migration northward toward Antartica.
What is your favorite kind of penguin?
What is your favorite kind of penguin?
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