Are There Penguins Roaming Alaska?

endangered yelloweyed penguin looking to the left.
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Other Southern Hemisphere countries where we know penguins live include
South Africa Sole home to the African penguin and sentinal of ocean health Chile Visit Madalena Island. While there see the Magellanic penguins whose distinctive colors protect them from predators Peru Humboldt penguins are noticed dotting the coastal shorelines but be wary of their nests as made up of layers of guano Galapagos Islands Galapagos penguins are endemic to the Galapagos Islands and they are the second smallest species in the world New Zealand and Australia   Both are home to Little Penguins which are the smallest species in the world.
Where do penguins originate from?
Researchers suggest that original penguins began to develop in New Zealand and Australia 22 million years ago.  Rather than the traditional sense of flying they are a bird that evolved for swimming. The modernday Emperor penguin is large running between 3 64 3 feet in height.  Not as large as its ancestor by a long shot. The discovery of Kumimanu biceae remains in New Zealand tells a tale of an extinct genus of giant penguin that lived 6056 million years ago. After looking at the bones it to have been as tall as an adult human. These giants were prevalent in the seas and on the beaches of New Zealand over 50 million years ago. According to fossil records there were at least 25 species.
Caution road sign penguins crossing at Otago Peninsula New Zealand.
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We Consider Certain Species on the Endangerment Scale
Penguins on the whole arent considered endangered unless climate changes dont improve drastically. Daily effects overall in the colonies include habitat loss pollution disease and reduced food availability due to commercial fishing. Before considered extinct the endangerment scale ranges from least concern taken to threatened to endangered. The King penguin is an example of the least concerned taken portion of the scale. It has a large population and is steadily increasing.
Meanwhile the Emperor penguin is on the opposite end of the spectrum listing as threatened due to the effects of global warming and seaice loss. Stable sea ice is especially important to their survival. They are catastrophic moulters and replace their plumage once a year. During the fewweek period they cannot go into the sea and need stable sea ice to survive. They also build their nests on the ice and need strong seaice formations for breeding
and raising their chicks. Rising temperatures and changing wind patterns lead to late seaice formation and early breakup.
Help and Educate Penguin Conservation Efforts
Actively help and educate others about the eminent plight of these flightless feathered friends. An interesting fact to know is that their feathers are streamlined in the water and trap more air to provide better insulation. Source out local sea birdfocused organizations i e. Global Penguin Society and South African Foundation For The Conservation of Coastal Birds. Penguins do not roam Alaska but they do roam the Southern Hemisphere. The unique individual qualities of the numerous species are vast and have their highlights. Nature is diverse and birds are amazing at how they overcome environmental challenges. It is time to make the aquatic birds daily survival easier!