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39 Photos of Falkland Penguins, Because Penguins

March 10, 2020 by Silvia 7 Comments

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Of course I’ll eventually start writing about travel again, but right now recapping my recent trip to Scotland or giving out advice for visiting Norway still makes me feel a bit sad!

My friend asked me to write something cheerful, so I spent this morning scrolling through old photos trying to remember what cheer feels like. And then I found my penguin photos!

I took an absurd number of photos of penguins during my recent two week Falkland Islands trip. In fact now that I think back, I probably spent most of my time in the Falklands watching penguins, and a big reason for that was that I felt really lonely traveling the Falklands alone and the penguins always managed to put a smile on my face.

So I hope today they’ll put a smile on your face too!

The Falklands have five types of penguins: gentoo penguins, rockhopper penguins, macaroni penguins, magellanic penguins, and king penguins. I didn’t see the king penguins, but I saw plenty of all of the others to make up for it.

Rockhopper penguins reminded me a lot of grumpy old men. They hopped around the coast and showed no fear of humans, so whenever I was near them I had to take extra care not to let one hop right into me. I got the feeling that if they could hold a stick they would have shaken it at me. And while all the other penguins I saw seemed quite clumsy, the rockhoppers could hop up steep cliffs without a problem.

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rockhopper penguin falkland islands

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The macaroni penguins look like particularly plump rockhoppers wearing yellow crowns. I guess they weren’t photogenic though, because I can’t find any photos of one in my collection.

The magellanic penguins are super, super shy, but I thought they were definitely the prettiest. They looked so fancy dressed in all black and white!

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magellanic penguins falkland islands

And then the gentoo penguins look the most like the classic cartoon penguin you already love, and sure enough I loved the gentoo penguins the most. They were also so much fun to watch diving into the water and surfing waves back to the shore.

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penguins swimming falkland islands

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  1. Nynke says

    March 26, 2020 at 4:24 pm

    I love this!

    Reply
  2. Andreas Moser says

    March 26, 2020 at 10:06 pm

    Sweetest animals in the world!
    (Besides squirrels, maybe.)

    Reply
    • Silvia says

      April 2, 2020 at 12:25 pm

      Haha yes, squirrels are very sweet too.

      Reply
  3. Laura says

    March 26, 2020 at 10:16 pm

    OMG sooo good 🤩❤️

    Reply
    • Silvia says

      April 2, 2020 at 12:25 pm

      Love penguins ❤️

      Reply
  4. sophikita says

    March 27, 2020 at 10:50 am

    I am indeed smiling 🙂

    Reply
    • Silvia says

      April 2, 2020 at 12:24 pm

      🙌

      Reply

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