Penguins Beat Global Warming

Global warming and the effects it has on Penguins

IFAW Cleaning Oiled Birds Video

The International Fund for Animal Welfare's Vetinary Emergency Responder in South America, Valeria Ruoppolo talks about the process for cleaning oiled sea birds.

Cleaning Oiled Birds

IFAW responds to a oil spills helping to clean oiled wildlife. Watch the early stages of the cleaning process

Penguins go for a stroll

African penguins caught a breath of fresh air as they were out for a stroll through Tokyo's aquarium. Ikebukuro Sunshine Aquarium offer all spectators a chance to get a closer encounter with penguins as they are taken for a walk through the aquariums compound.

During the parade the penguins were separated from spectators, mainly children, by portable fences on wheels which were pushed by the zookeepers. The fence ensures they don't run away and also prevents them from biting spectators.

"I came up with this idea to let people get a close look at penguins walking." said Keeper Masahiro Tomiyama, adding only penguins born and raised at the aquarium can walk outside their cage without feeling stressed by all the attention.

Penguin pulls a prank on another penguin

Fur Seals VS Penguins

Fur Seals VS Penguins as seen on BBC's Planet Earth.

Things to think about:

How have the fur seals and penguins adapted to their coastal environment?

What features of the fur seals and penguins have enabled them to survive, and how are they developing further?

What are the needs of the fur seals and penguins?

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Penguines

Penguins doing their thing from BBC's Planet Earth.

Things to think about:

How have the penguins adapted to their polar environment?

What features of the penguins have enabled them to survive, and how are they developing further?

What are the needs of the penguins?

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Penquine and sea otter

I was inspired to upload some footage of my recent visit to the aquarium in Lisbon after reading about the possible decline of the polar bear population (and possible extinction!) due to the accelerating loss of the Artic ice in the NY Times the other day. Dediciated to the polar bears and their survival.

Penguin

This is King Tut, a cool King Penguin at Sea World San Diego.
He is an old bird, about 45 years old I believe, give or take a few years.

Penguines and Seals togather

South Georgia, Salisbury Plain (near Antarctica) Feathers king penguins, king penguin chicks, elephant seals play fighting with fur seals in view

Watch these Magellan Penguins

Watch these Magellan Penguins (Spheniscus Magellanicus) during a visit to Argentina's Patagonia region