Penguin Awareness Day 20 January 2026

chiarieds

Today is Penguin Awareness Day as it coincides with the Antarctic summer, but they are also found in South America, Australia, New Zealsnd & South Africa as well as the Falkland Islands. The Galapagos penguin is named after where it is found in the Galapagos Islands on the Equator, so they are the most northerly penguins & the only tropical penguin.

https://rememberanimals.com/penguin-awareness-day-2026/

Strawberry1

I think penguins are fantastic creatures

They are one of natures wonders

They are very hardy but they are truly wonderful

I love them so much

Thank you for putting this on here @chiarieds

I never knew this fact but i do now

So truly wonderful of you to post about this

So thank you

Mary_Scope

Thank you for sharing this @chiarieds. I never knew that about the Galapagos penguin, how interesting!

Me too @Strawberry1, they are so cute!

Has anybody seen the Penguin Parade at Edinburgh Zoo?

chiarieds

https://galapagosconservation.org.uk/galapagos-penguin-facts/

Biblioklept

Awwwww I love penguins!! 🐧🐧

And this explains why yesterday my social media feeds were filled with penguins! I saw so many little videos of them running and it's just so cute! Penguins really cheer me up 🐧❤️

SmellyBin

Yay penguins! This topic made me re-read Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior and the 2nd installment in this series about Veronica McCreedy. There is also a third book, but haven't got that one (yet perhaps).