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Today is World Penguin Day and we thought what better excuse for us to take a closer look at the different types of our favourite little friends. Five of these types of penguin can be found in the Falkland Islands, a trip we are currently offering as part of our exclusive 'Limited Collection'.
Penguins are probably the world’s most popular bird – think of Happy Feet, March of the Penguins, Pingu and penguin books to name a few uses in popular culture. These charismatic flightless birds are funny to watch on land but are graceful and rapid in water. They occur only in the seas of the Southern hemisphere; there are seventeen species of penguin ranging from the Galapagos to Antarctica.
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King Penguin Did you know? No other bird species has a longer reproductive cycle; to raise its single chick takes between 14-16 months.Falklands fact – Volunteer Point on the Falkland Islands is the world’s largest accessible king penguin colony with 1000 pairs of breeding penguins. |
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Rockhopper Penguins Did you know? Unlike many other penguins which get around obstacles by sliding on their bellies, Rockhoppers will try to jump over them as their name suggests.Falklands fact – Rockhopper penguins are the smallest of the Falkland penguins and they come to the Falklands to breed on cliff tops in October. 70% of the world’s Rockhopper population is in the Falklands. |
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Macaroni Penguins Did you know? The macaroni penguin is probably the most abundant penguin species in the world; the estimated world population exceeds 11 million pairs.Falklands fact – There are no Macaroni colonies in the Falklands. The few birds that are there are mixed in with the rockhoppers; sometimes they interbreed. |
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Gentoo Penguins Did you know? The gentoo penguin is the third largest species of penguin after the emperor and king penguin.Falklands fact – Gentoo penguins live on the Falklands all year round. The Falklands are one of the most important locations in the world for this species with 66,000 recorded in the 2005-06 census. |
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Magnellanic Penguins Did you know? This penguin was named after Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 during his epic exploration journey.Falklands fact – Magellanic penguins are also known in the Falklands as the jackass penguin because of their braying call.They arrive in September but leave in April to migrate as far as Brazil.They breed in underground burrows, up to 6 metres deep, providing effective protection from predators and the harsh weather |
We are currently running a Falklands Adventure Holiday as part of our Limited Collection. Book now before it sells out.
As well as this, you can also do some penguin spotting of your own on one of our Antarctic Cruises
