{"id":63318,"date":"2024-09-16T09:06:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T21:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=63318"},"modified":"2024-09-23T15:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T03:52:38","slug":"penguin-facts-amaze-amuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/penguin-facts-amaze-amuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguin facts for people who think every day is World Penguin Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The penguin may not be so graceful on land, but they are very agile in the water. In their distinctive black and white penguin onesie, they are one of the planet’s most well-dressed and lovable species. Here is a list of nine important, fun and fascinating facts about penguins.<\/p>\n\n

Penguins are much loved in New Zealand, and it’s no surprise because thirteen of the world\u2019s eighteen penguin species have been recorded in the New Zealand region (including the Ross Dependency). And nine of these species breed here.<\/p>\n\n

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Chinstrap and Gentoo penguins fish on an iceberg off Half Moon Island.\n\nGreenpeace is back in the Antarctic on the last stage of the Pole to Pole Expedition. We have teamed up with a group of scientists to investigate and document the impacts the climate crisis is already having in this area.\n\n*This picture was taken in 2020 during the Antarctic leg of the Pole to Pole expedition under the Dutch permit number RWS-2019\/40813.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

But before you read on, how about signing our petition to help protect penguins with a network of global ocean sanctuaries!<\/p>\n