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It’s practically impossible to look at a penguin and feel angry - Joe Moore
It was World Penguin Day on Monday, and I missed it. But I have a few snaps to share, including a penguin hug. Better late than never.
//World Penguin Day takes place during the annual northern migration of Adélie penguins, a species of penguin that is native to Antarctica. Adélie penguins migrate north to have better access to food during the winter months when the sea ice expands and then, during the summer, return to the coastal beaches of Antarctica to build their nests.
This annual celebration of penguins was created at McMurdo Station, an American research center on Ross Island. Researchers noticed that the Adélie penguins began their migration around this day each year, and so they founded World Penguin Day as a way to mark the occasion and raise awareness of these creatures.
While the day originated from the Adélie penguin’s migration habits, it celebrates all species of penguin and highlights the plight of these water-loving creatures. Of the 17 or so species around today (the total number of species varies depending on how you classify them, but there are at least 17 and possibly as many as 20!), sadly 10 of them have been deemed endangered or vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and 3 are considered near threatened.
Penguins spend up to three quarters of their lives out at sea and are reliant on the oceans for food. Overfishing and pollution such as plastic and oil spills therefore pose a real threat to these birds and have contributed to decreasing populations, which in turn has a knock-on effect on the wider ecosystem. And for those species based in the Antarctic (the emperor penguin and the Adélie penguin), climate change is shrinking the sea ice, which not only impinges on their habitat but can also impact chick hatching times and the availability of food.//
SOURCE: www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-penguin-day/
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18 Jan 1987, Sat (Lompoc to Los Angeles, CA)
Sunny
Woke early and was on the road by 7.45 headed along Highway One down through Santa Barbara in which we looked around and ate at Burger King. Continued through Malibu Beach which did not appear to be as great as it is cracked up to be. The beaches here are really not as great as they are cracked up to be. We were in Los Angeles in no time and took about an hour to get to Stanton/Anaheim – Disneyland territory, arriving about 1.30. After arriving and checking into a Motel 6 we thought we would visit Knott’s Berry Farm – the oldest, themed amusement park in the US. It is made up of a Ghost Town, Roaring 20s and other areas complete with shops, rides and shows, including a dolphin show (like Sea World I suppose). The shows were good. We also rode a steam engine. Went for a drive around the area checking out Tower Records – a cheap record shop. Had tea the Captain’s Palace – a bit dinghy but surprisingly nice. Rang Professor Galbraith and organised tripping to San Diego. Watched Melissa Gilbert in “Blood Vows” the story of a Mafia wife. All our anxieties about the hotels were unfounded. We have got our bookings all worked out but still stuff the Superbowl – apparently 104,000 will see it live in the stadium (thus filling the hotels).
Motel 6, 7450 Katella Avenue, Stanton, CA
28-image multi-row panorama, taken in the Dolfinarium dome at Harderwijk, Netherlands.
It took a lot of persuasion to have the dolphins hover in mid-air while I shot the 28 pictures... ;-)