World Penguin Day

World Penguin Day is a great opportunity to spread human about a chance to get more knowledge about penguins and their environment, their importance to our ecosystems, and the threats they pose that they have to face. Interested in learning more about this date? Then let's dive in!

Penguins are one of the most adorable, cuddly and impressive creatures in the animal kingdom, so why not spend a day with these flightless birds?

History of World Penguin Day

Throughout the northern migration of Adélie penguins every year, a species of penguin native to Antarctica, it is time of World Penguin Day. During the winter, Adélie penguins migrate to the north for accessing better food because of sea ice expanding and during the summer, they return to Antarctica's coastal beaches to build nests.

McMurdo Station, an American research center on Ross Island was the birthplace of World Penguin Day. The researchers noticed that the Adélie penguins start migrating around this date every year, and so they established World Penguin Day as a way to mark the occasion and raise awareness about these creatures.

While the date is rooted in the migratory habits of Adélie penguins, it honors all penguins and highlights the plight of these patriotic creatures. Of the 17 species around today (the total number varies depending on how you classify them, but there are at least 17 and possibly as many as 20!), sadly 10 of them have been deemed by the International endangered or vulnerable. Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has met the threatening.

It takes up to three-quarters of Penguin lives at sea and depends on the ocean for food. Thus, overfishing and pollution such as plastic and oil spills are a real threat to these birds and have contributed to population declines, thus having a direct impact on the broader ecosystem. And for those species that live in Antarctica (e.g. emperor penguins and Adélie penguins), climate change is shrinking sea ice, which not only affects their habitats, but could also affect their habitat to chick hatching time and feed availability.

World Penguin Day encourages people to honor these great animals and to document the hardships they face. Penguin lovers can choose to help make a difference by working to protect oceans, prevent pollution and tackle climate change, for example by campaigning against fuel burning.

How to celebrate World Penguin Day

World Penguin Day is the perfect opportunity to get more knowledge about these wonderful creatures. The most effective way is to read more documents about the different species of penguins around the world and find out some interesting facts to share with your friends and family. Documentaries are a great way for us to see these animals many times easily, so why not check out a classic like March of the Penguins, which follows an emperor penguin's grueling journey through Antarctica or Penguins, which sees Steve, an Adélie penguin, begin his own family journey and overcome a series of perils.

If you have the time, take a trip to your local zoo - they're bound to have some caretakers for the penguins, and some facilities even allow visitors to join feeding times by throwing fish to the warblers. You can think about donating to the zoo's conservation or to nonprofits you trust such as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) or the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Alliance. You can even adopt a penguin and get regular updates on how they're growing!

Penguins are one of the funniest animals. You will be impressed by their general clumsiness on land, so be sure to get a laugh this World Penguin Day by watching some of the videos. A compilation of their amusing escapes and their graceful clumsiness! You can also dress up - a great way to get your kids involved - by dressing up in penguin colors or wearing a penguin suit (either a real outfit or a classic black felt jacket, shirt, etc.) white and bow) and wear a scarf! In addition, if you really would like to feed your inner penguin, let take a trip to the local swimming pool and practice your speed, agility, and diving technique. You choose any ways to celebrate, be sure to share World Penguin Day on your favorite social media sites and spread the love of penguins with everyone you know!