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Around the World For Penguins: A Penguin Fan’s Book Review

10,000 Birds

Penguins here! <pause> There are few bird names that will elicit great big smiles and Penguin is one of them. I’ve been fortunate to see two Penguin species in the wild (African and Galapagos) and have dreamed of seeing more–maybe even all! <pause> Do I have your attention now?

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Penguins: The Ultimate Guide — A Review by a Penguin Groupie

10,000 Birds

Last month woodpeckers, this month penguins. None fly, most are curious and social, which probably contributes to our cultural perception of penguins as one step away from human. They are software mascots, cartoon characters, animated film dancers, children’s book heroes, zoo celebrities, and documentary film stars.

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What happens if you tickle a penguin?

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I once read a post saying by someone saying they tickled a sleeping penguin and the penguin responded by slapping them. submitted by /u/GlompSpark [link] [comments]

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Why Do Penguins Wear Tuxedos?

10,000 Birds

Artists rendition of Inkayacu paracasensis There are 17 living species of penguins, which make up their own Linnean family (Spheniscidae), which is the only family in the order Sphenisciformes. You may think of penguins as cold-adapted and they are, but there are penguins living in temperate and tropical areas as well.

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Penguins seem to spend a lot of time standing around?

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Ive been looking at some penguin webcams (from zoos) and ive noticed that the penguins seem to spend most of their time just standing around or lying down. Check out the edinburgh zoo penguin cam if you want to see what i mean. They almost never move around their enclosure. Is that normal?

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SeaWorld Orlando’s Antarctica Welcomes First Penguin Chick

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On November 30, SeaWorld Orlando welcomed the first chick to hatch at Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin, the all-new attraction featuring a colony of more than 250 penguins from four species – king, Adelie, gentoo and rockhopper. Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin transports guests into the icy world of the penguin like never before.

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What is your Favorite Animal?

Reddit Animals

These are my favorite animals: Emperor Penguin Bald Eagle Wolverine Tiger Tortoise Caracal submitted by /u/Iguanadon2004 [link] [comments]