Saturday, April 25, 2015

11 #penguins that prove every day should be #WorldPenguinDay


11 penguins who demonstrate why the world needs more penguins
(Picture: Christopher Michel/ flickr)
Today is World Penguin Day, which aims to raise awareness for the importance of conserving penguins’ natural habitats.

The day coincides with the Adelié penguins’ return to Antarctica after months spent at sea – the area is home to 10,000 species, including Adelié and emperor penguins, but is under threat from human interference.

Sign the petition to protect the penguins habitat by helping establish two sanctuaries in the sea around Antarctica at the Greenpeace website.
But you don’t need us to convince you how important that is…

1. This little guy, who is just having the BEST day.
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2. These tiny little balls of fluffy cuteness.

ANTARCTICA - 2010/10/18: Antarctica, Weddell Sea, Snow Hill Island, Emperor Penguins Aptenodytes forsteri, Chicks. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)
(Picture: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)
3. This guy, who just wants a cuddle.

Penguins play before mating at Chile's military base Presidente Eduardo Frei, in the King George island, in Antarctica, on March 13, 2014.                               AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDA        (Photo credit should read VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)
(Picture: VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)
4. This total dude.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27:  'Mr Munro' a Fiordland penguin walks leaving his paint prints on tiles at Taronga Zoo on June 27, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Taronga and Western Plains Zoo today pledged a a new elephant conservation project in Thailand and animals at Taronga made their pledge by dipping their feet and hands in paint and smudging them on canvas.  (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
(Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
5. These guys, who are pretending not to look.

King George Island, Antarctica.
(Picture: David Cook Wildlife Photography)
6. These Rockhopper penguins, who know where the party’s at.
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7. This hangry little Gentoo penguin.

Juvenile Gentoo penguin demands food by flapping arms  Juvenile Gentoo penguin demands food, Antarctic Peninsula - 2011  *MANDATORY CREDIT: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/Rex Features*  FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/qb81  With Saturday (25 April) being World Penguin Day, wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein has shared some of his favourite pictures of the aquatic, flightless birds.  Wimbledon-based Paul, who guides for Exodus Travels, has led many expeditions to the poles on small ice-breakers, so has had great opportunites to document penguin behaviour.  He explains: "I love the polar bears of the North but there is something magical about the penguins down South that entrance me. Yes it can be a mission to get there but it is palpably worth it.
(Picture: Exodus/REX Shutterstock)
8. This dude, who immediately regretted his decision.
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9. These King penguins, who totally didn’t see the camera.

King penguins appear headless, Royal Bay, South Georgia
(Picture: Exodus/REX Shutterstock)
10. These two, who are just too snazzy for words.

King penguins  The wildlife of South Georgia by Paul Goldstein - Nov 2013  *MANDATORY CREDIT: Paul Goldstein/Exodus/Rex Features*  FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/qb81  With Saturday (25 April) being World Penguin Day, wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein has shared some of his favourite pictures of the aquatic, flightless birds.  Wimbledon-based Paul, who guides for Exodus Travels, has led many expeditions to the poles on small ice-breakers, so has had great opportunites to document penguin behaviour.  He explains: "I love the polar bears of the North but there is something magical about the penguins down South that entrance me. Yes it can be a mission to get there but it is palpably worth it.
(Picture: Exodus/REX Shutterstock)
11. And, last but definitely not least, how could we forget this guy with a rock problem.




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