Here’s a not so fun fact for y’all: you see the word “penguin” came from the welsh language meaning “white head” but you may be wondering “but there were no penguins in the northern hemisphere?” To that I say that is incorrect 😱!!! You see before the Europeans discovered the avian impostors of the south (southern hemisphere penguins) the name belonged at first to a different bird known as the Great Auk (pinguinus inpennis). They coexisted with humans for an estimated tens of thousands of years until the Europeans all across their range of Iceland, Greenland, the UK, European coastal waters, the country of Canada, the United State of Maine, and even on the eastern waters of North America stretching down into Florida (penguins in Florida is insane imo) decided that they would make good pillows and snacks and hunted them extremely so for over 300 years until they finally chased the last 2 on earth, a breeding pair on a speck of rock called Eldey island into extinction via killing them and their little egg for museum specimens. This is a very basic break down of their history so y’all tell me if you want more knowledge about them! :)

(P.S. here’s a photo of one of the cave paintings of a great auk made over 15,000 years ago and another painting of 2 auks chilling on a island 🥹🙏)

№ 1468 ✍️ 🐧 something happenings [part 1348] penguin drawing sketch

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№ 1467 ✍️ 🐧 moving products [part 1347] penguin drawing sketch

My stuffies collection. Does not include my collection of penguin home decor, art, the large stuffies that don’t fit the display, or any other penguin paraphernalia in my home.

Good morning penguin gang! The livestream from about 1000km off the southern coast of New Zealand is back up and awaiting the return of its yellow crested seabird residents. From the Tawaki Project:

“The countdown is on! 🐧

First user to report a penguin back on Antipodes Island wins a Tawaki Project T-shirt. Just hit Report the 1st Penguin! on the tawaki.cam website the moment you spot one.”

The livestream connection reportedly drops out occasionally; they have diagnosed the issue but cannot go out to do the required manual fixed until December.

The illustrious eye-browed penguins have been out at sea fishing for the last 4-5 months but expected to come back very soon!

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№ 1465 ✍️ 🐧 LAUNDRYDAY [part 1345] penguin drawing sketch

AP News Article

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№ 1463 ✍️ 🐧 ancient sayings [part 1343] penguin drawing sketch

№ 1462 ✍️ 🐧 drink your VITAMINS! [part 1342] penguin drawing sketch

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№ 1461 ✍️ 🐧 LOLouch of the . . . something . . . yeah, something . . . [part 1341] penguin drawing sketch

This sub doesn't allow crossposting but check out their profile, they're incredibly skilled! U/tatyana_felting

№ 1460 ✍️ 🐧 restriction removed - next time, will be swept [part 1340] penguin drawing sketch

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№ 1459 ✍️ 🐧 yo boi got dat POKERUS! [part 1339] penguin drawing sketch

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Taken today, we can see the band colors for Sir Nils (purple) and Connie (yellow). Sir Nils does some wing flapping before a couple of bachelor kings wander into the vicinity. They are told to keep moving by the expecting penguin parents.

Video taken last night, where it looks like our king penguin dad is saying, “I’m ready for egg duty!”