I’ve gone too far to give up on them now. I mustn’t give up now. I mustn’t quit on this wonderful passion, dream and journey that lies ahead of me. My passion for penguins first began back in 1997 when I first saw the cartoon movie, ‘The Pebble and the pinguïn (1995)’. Right before I saw that cartoon movie, there was a commercial of an ad of the Sea world penguins that a lady was introducing to us and the real penguins on the tv screen (the Macaroni, the Adelies, the Gentoos, the Chinstraps and the Emperors) scared me a bit because I didn’t know what creatures they were. Then in...

1. Q: What Are Penguins?

A: Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of pretty primitive, intelligent, aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, including in Antarctica. Most penguins are found in dry, tropical climates. Highly adapted for life in the oceans, penguins have counter-shaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, octopus, squid, and other forms of sea-life caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans.



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