(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. 2. These tiny little balls of fluffy cuteness.
(Picture: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)3. This guy, who just wants a cuddle.
(Picture: VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)4. This total dude.
(Picture: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)5. These guys, who are pretending not to look.
(Picture: David Cook Wildlife Photography)6. These Rockhopper penguins, who know where the party’s at. 7. This hangry little Gentoo penguin.
(Picture: Exodus/REX Shutterstock)8. This dude, who immediately regretted his decision. 9. These King penguins, who totally didn’t see the camera.
(Picture: Exodus/REX Shutterstock)10. These two, who are just too snazzy for words.
(Picture: Exodus/REX Shutterstock)11. And, last but definitely not least, how could we forget this guy with a rock problem.
The Penguin Camera is located on Torgersen Island (64°46’S, 64°04’W), off the coast of Anvers Island and less than a mile from Palmer Station. Torgersen Island is home to a colony of Adélie penguins numbering approximately 2,500. This camera is seasonal and operates primarily from October to February, the Adélie breeding season. The camera is solar-powered and may sometimes experience brief outages due to inclement weather. School classrooms and other educational demonstrations will often take control of the camera, moving it to gain better views of the colony.
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