What is World Penguin Day?

On April 25th, the world watched a global event on April 25th, World Penguin Day honors one of the world's most unusual birds. There are 18 species of penguins, and all of their natural habitats are in the Southern hemisphere.

Did you know the Emperor Penguin is the largest of all birds and the largest of the 18 penguin species? About 595,000 adult Emperors are expected to be (2017), and they spend their entire life on Antarctic ice from birth. These wondrous critters also incubate their eggs like other birds, but only in temperatures below -50 degrees Celsius – that's cold!

Emperor Penguins are the tallest, with a height of about 4 feet. About 16 inches, the tiniest, Little Blue, stands about 16 inches. With the fastest penguin swimmer getting up to 22 mph, And Penguins are excellent swimmers, with the fastest penguin swimmer getting up to 22 mph.