A group of explorers recently became the first humans to ever make contact with a previously unknown colony of more than 9,000 Emperor penguins in the Antarctic. It was a meeting that the expedition leader called "unforgettable."
Igor Purlantov Favorite quote: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” - Mahatma Gandhi
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Video: Penguin Colony's First Contact With Humans In Antarctica Captured On Camera
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Penguin Takes Wrong Turn and Ends Up in New Zealand
A young Emperor penguin took a rare wrong turn from the Antarctic and ended up stranded on a New Zealand beach – the first time in 44 years the aquatic bird has been sighted in the wild in the South Pacific country.
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