Penguin Awareness Day is an annual event that celebrates the unique and amazing species of penguins. It is a day to recognize the importance of penguins in the world's ecosystems and to raise awareness of the threats they face. Participants can learn about the different species of penguins
Penguins are a group of flightless semi-aquatic sea birds which live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galapagos penguin, lives at, and slightly north of, the equator. Highly adapted for life in the ocean water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage and flippers for swimming. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life which they catch with their bills and swallow whole while swimming. A penguin has a spiny tongue and powerful jaws to grip slippery prey.