Never have so many penguins been seen waddling in so many places.
They were ice skating in Stockholm, tap dancing in London, trekking up the highest mountain in Turkey and marching on mass in central Tokyo. They were even spotted roaming the deserts of Israel and swimming in the Dead Sea.
Last Saturday (which also happened to be Penguin Awareness Day) penguins across the world stood up in force to support an ocean sanctuary in the Antarctic.
An Antarctic Sanctuary would be a safe haven for penguins, whales and seals. It would put the waters off-limits to the industrial fishing vessels sucking up the tiny shrimp-like krill which Antarctic life relies on. Healthy oceans sustain precious wildlife, help limit climate change and provide food security for billions of people.
You can join the movement here, without having to put on a penguin costume (unless you want to).
Penguins pictured in Tokyo for Penguin Awareness Day 2018 and as part of Greenpeace campaign for the establishment of an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.
Dazzling the locals with outstanding choreographed ice skating in central Stockholm.
A quiet moment of reflection 430m below Antarctic sea ice level at the Dead Sea in Israel
Penguins pictured in Utrecht asking for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary on Penguin Awareness Day 2018
Tux dining out in style and enjoying some hearty broth in Utrecht, the Netherlands
“Catch ya later, we’re off for a good ol’ knees up!” Calling friends and family back home from a red telephone box in London, England
Crossing the road in search of somewhere to stay in Rosario, Argentina
A large colony of 80 penguins tap dancing outside the South Bank centre in central London, England
Penguin shopping in central Hong Kong
Have you ever seen a penguin in the desert? Well, now you have. In Israel.
13,000km from home, by the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, Spain
A creche of Penguins calling to protect the Antarctic from the picture postcard old harbour, Nyhavn, in Copenhagen, Denmark
Rise of the Penguins in Istanbul, Turkey
There are many names for groups of penguins on land, but a ‘waddle’ has to be my favourite. Help protect their Antarctic home, so that penguins everywhere can continue to waddle forever.
Will Rose is a photographer currently working as a producer with Greenpeace UK
