The Origin of Penguins

It is rumoured that penguins were first discovered around 1490, explorers were shocked when they first saw penguins as they were the first flightless birds they had ever seen. People claim that explorers such as Magellan and De Gama first documented the penguin, however there is no proof. Even though we still don't know fully about the beginning of the penguin, there is proof that penguins have been on earth for the past 60 million years.


Penguins have evolved from earlier birds and to this day there are around 40 different types of penguins on earth.
If a baby penguin dies, it is very common for that colony to attempt to steal another baby penguin from a different colony and claim it as one of their own. But if a mother of a baby penguin dies, it's rare that another mother penguin claims the motherless penguin as her own. These decisions are very emotional and instinctive.
Although penguins are in no real danger of becoming extinct, the numbers are slowly dropping. We need to make a good effort to help the penguins and make sure the population is staying stable rather than declining.

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