Penguin Places for Penguin People

At Intelligent Travel, contributor Andrew Evans offers an all-inclusive guide to all things penguin.

Penguin Places to Visit:

Isla Magdalena, Chile
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Boulders Beach, Simon's Town, South Africa
Oamaru, New Zealand
Phillip Island, Australia
Falkland Islands

• Central Park Zoo (New York, NY)

• Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle, WA)

• Maryland Zoo (Baltimore, MD)

• Rosamond Gifford Zoo (Syracuse, NY)

• Oregon Zoo (Portland, OR)

• St. Louis Zoo (St. Louis, MO)

• Lowry Park Zoo (Tampa, FL)

• Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, PA)

UPDATE - MORE GREAT PENGUIN PLACES TO VISIT

• The New England Aquarium (Boston, MA)

• The Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha, NE)

• Penguin Adoption in NJ

Thanks to our great visitors, Rob, and Nothing But Penguins for these.

UPDATE #2 - HERE ARE NEW PENGUIN PLACES TO VISIT

• South Carolina Aquarium (Charleston SC) (opening March 21, 2009)

• National Aviary (Pittsburgh, PA) (opening May 23, 2009)

Video: Safety in numbers

Advertising agency Duval Guillaume produced a cute ad for Belgian bus company De Lijn, emphasizing that it’s safer to travel in groups.



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(via Presurfer)

Looks like the inauguration, doesn't it?

This amazing photo was taken on South Georgia Island. The photographer says, "This is not the largest colony of king penguins on South Georgia but there were over a hundred thousand breeding pairs in this location. The brown spots are not open spaces but chicks that have not fledged."

from Flickr, by chuck12600

Take a look at it in the largest size: 3200 x 2135. Better yet, set it as your desktop wallpaper.

(via The Pet Blog)