Today is Penguin Awareness Day: Happy Penguin Awareness Day!
Penguin Awareness Day happens on the 20th of January every year, it is to raise awareness about one of the world's cutest and quirkiest birds.
It is a good day to help raise awareness about these cute birds.
Penguin Awareness Day is also a great day to learn about one of the natural world's quirkiest and cutest animals: some things may even surprise you about Penguins.
There are many different surprising facts about Penguins.
In the wild, penguins are only found in the Southern hemisphere. But where they are found, might surprise you. Penguins are found living in Antarctica in the wild, but there are also quite a few surprising places where they are also found.
In the wild, penguins are also found living in places such as Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina.
How Many Species Of Penguins Are There?
There are 18 different species of penguins today.
The 18 different species of penguins are:
African Penguins
Little Penguins
Emperor Penguins
Adelie Penguins
Galapagos Penguins
Gentoo Penguins
King Penguins
Macaroni Penguins
Chinstrap Penguins
Erec t-Crested Penguins
Humboldt Penguins
Royal Penguins
Snares Penguins
Gentoo Penguins
Yellow-eyed Penguins
Magellanic Penguins
Northern Rockhopper Penguins
Southern Rockhopper Penguins
The smallest species of penguin in the world is aptly named the 'Little Penguin,' and the largest species of penguin is called the 'Emperor Penguin'.
The Shocking Reality For Penguins
More than half of the world's penguin species are threatened with extinction: 11 out of 18 of the world's penguins species are threatened with extinction today.
5 of these penguin species are endangered species.
The 5 penguins which are endangered species are:
The Galapagos Penguin
The African Penguin
The Yellow-eyed Penguin
The Erec t-crested Penguin
The Northern-rockhopper Penguin
What Is The Rarest Penguin?
Some species of penguins are more at risk of extinction than others.
The world's rarest penguin today is the Galapagos penguin. The Galapagos penguin has a very low population today, as there are only thought to be 2,000 of them left.
With such a low population, the Galapagos penguin is one of the rarest animals in the world today, and therefore, they are at risk of becoming extinct.
What Threats Do They Face?
Since it is Penguin Awareness Day, it is a good day to help raise awareness about the threats that penguins face in the modern world.
Threats that these cute animals face sadly include the threat of climate change and fishing. Commercial fishing harms penguins because penguins are caught in fishing nets and it can leave them competing for the seafood that they eat.
How We Can Help Penguins?
Penguins do not have to go extinct, nor harmed by human actions (such as being caught up in fishing nets). There are things that we can do to help penguins.
Here are some ways that you can help penguins:
. Go vegan or vegetarian
. Live a greener life
. Reduce plastic packaging
. Live a more nature and wildlife-friendly life
Things that we can do together:
. Stop climate change
. Stop fishing nets from being discarded
. Stop pollution
. Reduce emissions
Making changes individually and together can help penguins: our actions can help stop harm being done to penguins and can help prevent their extinction.
Penguins are adorable animals that deserve to live in peace on this world with us: it is their home too. Protecting them and the natural world will help to save them.
Although more than half of penguins today are threatened with extinction, there is still hope: we can still save them from extinction.
This Penguin Awareness Day is a great day to help share awareness about penguins and the challenges that they face living in the modern world.
Penguins are unique for birds, as they are one of the few birds that cannot fly, but, the way that penguins walk is part of their charm.
Happy Penguin Awareness Day!
You can help penguins by adopting one with the WWF - here!
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