Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Penguin Awareness Day

January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day. (World Penguin Day is celebrated on April 25th)

These wonderful flightless birds are found in Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Peru, Chile, the Galapagos Islands and the Falkland Islands.

Find out more about this wonderful day on National Geographic Society in Explorers Journal by Andrew Howley.

King penguin - Penguin Awareness Day


Did you know that the Falkland Islands is home to 5 different species of penguins. They are the King penguins, rockhopper penguins, magellanic penguins, gentoo penguins and macaroni penguins. 


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