African penguin

In Whipsnade Zoo, two penguin colonies, rockhopper and African penguins are featured. These two groups of penguins are living in an amazing natural environment, featuring custom penguins pools, stunning views over the Downs and even rock formations for the rockhoppers.

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Date: June 29

Henry Vilas Zoo

The Henry Vilas Zoo is one of ten remaining free zoos in North America. It is home to over 650 animals from all over the world and features over 115 species, 20 of which are considered endangered and vulnerable.

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Date: June 11

Chinstrap penguin

The Chinstrap Penguin mainly inhabits the South Shetland Island and the Antartic Peninsula. Around 75cm high, its population is estimated to exceed fourteen million.£

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Date: March 2

Turtle Back Zoo

Home to a flock of endangered African Penguins, Turtle Back Zoo participates in the penguin species survival plan breeding program. In the new exhibit 'Shores of Africa' you see an incubation room where Keeper Staff can help rear these threatened populations. Three viewing stations let you experience the penguins from land to fully underwater.

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Date: Oct 23

Safari de Peaugres

Safari de Peaugres is an 80 ha zoo in the Peaugres area of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, near Annonay. It is one of the largest tourist attractions in departement of Ardèche. The zoo presents 800 animals from 120 species.

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Date: August 24

Emperor Penguin

Emperor penguins are amazing birds. They not only survive the Antarctic winter, but they breed during the worst weather conditions on earth. The emperor is the largest of the 18 penguin species. Adults can weigh up to 40 kg at the start of the breeding season. Emperor penguins breed in colonies scattered around the Antarctic continent. Colonies range in size from a few hundred to over 20,000 pairs. Most colonies are situated on the fast-ice that is locked between islands or grounded icebergs.

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Date: August 18

Adélie penguins

The Adélie penguin is a species of penguin common along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent, which is the only place where it is found.

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Date: June 29

Voronezh Oceanarium

The Voronezh Oceanarium is located in the shopping-entertainment center City Park Grad on the outskirts of Voronezh in the village of Solnechnyy. Its collection includes more than 300 species of fish and other animals like reptiles, mammals, invertebrates and birds. Among them are such rare species as sand tiger shark, giant green Caribbean moray eel, Okinawa dragon moray eel, mata mata turtle, Humboldt penguin and others. The route for viewing the aquarium’s exhibition includes four thematic zones: Forests and steppes, Polar waters, Jungles and Seas and oceans.

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Date: Feb 1

From Port Lockroy

A beautiful penguin card sent from Port Lockroy, British Antarctic Territory. Port Lockroy is a historic site and monument under the Antarctic Treaty. It is famed for having the southernmost post office in the world, which in 1996 was renovated to serve also as a museum.

Thanks so much Zhang!
Date: Dec 2

Royal Penguin

A Royal Penguin and chick.
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Date: Nov 29

Adélie penguin

Adélie penguins live on the Antarctic continent and on many small, surrounding coastal islands. They spend the winter offshore in the seas surrounding the Antarctic pack ice. During the spring breeding season, in October, they take to the rocky Antarctic coastline where they live in large communities called colonies.

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Date: May 6

Emperor Penguins with chicks

Emperor Penguins with chicks😍
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Date: April 13

Penguin Parade

Penguin Parade - Phillip Island. The Penguin Parade is one of Australia's most popular wildlife attractions. Visitors wait in anticipation as the little birds return at sunset.

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Date: Jan 29

Boulder's Beach

Boulder's Beach is named after the round granite rocks found in the area. Boulder's Beach near Simon's Town on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa is nesting place to a large part of the African Penguin Population.

Thanks a lot Alena!

Date: Jan 7

Little Penguin

The little penguin is the only penguin species that breeds on the Australian mainland. Little penguins are found along the southern coasts of Australia, from near Perth in Western Australia to around Coffs Harbour in northern NSW. Phillip Island is home to Australia's largest colony of Little Penguins, with over 32,000 breeding penguins found on the Summerland Peninsula. The Little Penguin is not only the smallest of all penguins weighing around 1kg but also the only penguin with blue and white feathers.

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Date: July 15

Falkland Islands

Rockhopper Penguins, Saunders Island.
Saunders Island in the north-west of the archipelago is the place to find some of the most iconic vistas of the Falkland Islands. Dramatic sweeping shorelines characterise the second largest of the offshore islands. Petite and playful Rockhopper Penguins are easy to spot on Saunders Island, thanks to their vibrant red eyes and yellow eyebrows framed by spiky gold plumes. These agile birds hop up steep rock faces and shower in sparkling streams.  A 2010 research study counted about 320,000 Rockhopper Penguin pairs in the Falklands, despite 20th-century population declines linked to food availability. These penguins typically feed on crustaceans, cephalopods and fish.

Heard Island

King Penguins, Atlas Cove, Heard Island.

Heard and McDonald Islands are remote sub-Antarctic volcanic islands located in the southern Indian Ocean about half-way between Australia and South Africa, and just over 1,600 kilometres from Antarctica. The islands are a unique wilderness, containing outstanding examples of biological and physical processes continuing in an environment essentially undisturbed by humans. Heard Island is dominated by Big Ben, an active volcano rising to a height of 2,745 metres, and is largely covered by snow and glaciers. Penguins are by far the most abundant birds on Heard Island. Four species breed there, including king, gentoo, macaroni and rockhopper penguins.The population of king penguins is increasing, while there is preliminary evidence indicating decreases in the breeding populations of the other three species.

Unesco: Heard and McDonald Islands
Thanks a lot Helen!
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Date: April 17

Little Penguins

During my trip to Melbourne I visited Phillip Island and bought this card there.
The Little Penguin (Euclyptula Minor) is oly found in Southern Australian waters with the largest existing colony and at Phillip Island. At 33cm the ink blue little bird is the smallest of all the 18 known species of penguin and is unique in that it waits until sunset before coming ashore.

Little Penguin

Penguin Island is home to a colony of approximately 1200 little penguins, the largest population of the birds in Western Australia.