World Penguin Day Today: Pittsburgh Penguins Lose
World Penguin Day has arrived on Wednesday this year just days after the Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a big loss.
The hockey team lost Monday during their match against the Philadelphia Flyers. As a result, the team lost their opportunity to continue in the playoffs. The Pens had been eyeing a second Stanley Cup title in four years.
Alternately in penguin news, April 25 marks the annual northward migration of penguins and today people everywhere are taking a moment to appreciate the Arctic natives.
World Penguin Day is a great opportunity to learn more about the black and white creatures by either reading about them are watching a documentary. Some people even wear black and white in honor of the aquatic, flightless birds.
While penguins do not fly, they walk their way northward. They feed mostly on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sea life. The creatures spend about half of their lives on land and half in the oceans. The largest living species is the Emperor Penguin, while the smallest penguin species is the Little Blue Penguin, also known as the Fairy Penguin.
Smaller penguins tend to live in warmer climates. The birds live in several countries including Antarctica, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Peru, the Falkland Islands, and the Galapagos Islands.
On Wednesday, Twitters users are paying their respects to the Arctic creatures.
"Happy World Penguin Day," wrote the Indianpolis Zoo on their Twitter account. "Retweet if penguins are your favorites. Then visit them in the Oceans Biome here at the Zoo."
"Today is 'World Penguin Day,' so toast your glasses to our favorite monochrome non-flying flyers," wrote BrewDog.
Saul posted, "Do something penguinish [sic] today! Happy World Penguin Day."
"There is a World Penguin Day," asked Classic Retweets via Twitter. "Who knew?"
@BlackTomato wrote, "Happy World Penguin Day to all - we hope you're celebrating with a bit of waddle."
