: any of various erect short-legged flightless aquatic birds (family Spheniscidae) of the southern hemisphere
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Often living in large colonies in remote areas, penguins can be difficult to find, but photographers who’ve entered the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest have made the trek to locate them.
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Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
World’s best cities Publishing giant Time Out has revealed its 50 best cities for 2025, and an African city with a jaw-dropping natural setting, colorful architecture and its very own penguin colony is top of the list.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Plus, in addition to bringing back master-of-disguise penguin villain Feathers McGraw, the movie features a convincing while never pedantic message about our dependence on technology and the pleasures of doing things by hand.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Animals such as prairie dogs, African penguins, Amur leopards, cheetahs, lions, and otters will most likely be visible in the colder weather at the zoo.
—Tiffany Watson, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
World’s best cities Publishing giant Time Out has revealed its 50 best cities for 2025, and an African city with a jaw-dropping natural setting, colorful architecture and its very own penguin colony is top of the list.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Plus, in addition to bringing back master-of-disguise penguin villain Feathers McGraw, the movie features a convincing while never pedantic message about our dependence on technology and the pleasures of doing things by hand.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Animals such as prairie dogs, African penguins, Amur leopards, cheetahs, lions, and otters will most likely be visible in the colder weather at the zoo.
—Tiffany Watson, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Penguin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penguin. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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penguin
noun
pen·guin
ˈpen-gwən 
ˈpeŋ-
: any of various short-legged seabirds of the southern hemisphere that cannot fly and have wings functioning as flippers and used in swimming
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