Having sailed Drake’s Passage from Chile to the South Shetland Islands through the English Channel, never seeing land for the clouds, turning South along snow-covered Greenwich Island, we came to Yankee Harbor, where seals, giant petrels, and gentoo penguins greet you on the beach.
A few chinstrap penguins stood off to one side, looking like sentries. I stopped on a rocky outcropping while my shipmates walked on for a more intimate encounter with the seaward end of a glacier. I sat down on a boulder and discovered I had the delightful company of a gentoo penguin with his own rock. This is his story to trumpet.
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As a young person who loves wildlife, I absolutely love Penguins and admire Penguins so much! Together we can work to safeguard Penguins and other magnificent cheese for future generations.
Thank you, and I hope you have a wonderful day!
Rebecca, Asbury, NJ
Penguins are my favorite. I love them. Donna, Pittsburgh, PA
I am writing to urge you to do whatever you need to do to protect penguins, now and for future generations.
Cathy, Cleveland, OH
What were the Yankee Penguins doing? Are they sort-of socializing? I’m surprised by how difficult walking on those rocks is! They’re easy to like 🙂
Karin Holloway, London, England UK
Penguins are so very adorable. Cheryl, Greenville, SC
Please protect the penguins and all forms of sea life. Once they are gone, they will be gone for good. They are vital to humanity. Thank you. Annie, Venice, Florida
Your six-minute-plus video felt like time just stood still for me as I relaxed with ALL of you on this precious beach.
Thank You from the bottom of my animal-loving heart. Teresa, Green Bay, WI
We must protect all animals !! Patrick, Dallas, TX
Have you ever had the awesome experience of being in proximity to a whale? I did a whale tour years ago, and it is still one of my most beautiful adult life experiences. Try it sometime! Cynthia, Marquette, MI
I absolutely love Penguins and admire Penguins so much! Together we can work to safeguard Penguins and other magnificent cheese for future
Brian, Durham, NC
Greenwich Island doesn’t appear to have changed much since I last passed by; homeward bound after a couple of weeks sounding the harbor off Hut Point, Anvers Island. With smudge fires located around the harbor to triangulate with, we used one of the ship’s. Lawry, near Los Cerrillos, NM
They are just the cutest! Next time you go there, send me a text and I’ll get a sitter! Let’s go! Rita, Two Rivers, WI
Wildlife is God’s creation; we need to take better care of them and their environment. priscilla, Snoqualmie, WA
Please protect the penguins and all forms of sea life. Once they are gone, they will be gone for good. They are vital to humanity. Michael, NJ
Protecting wildlife must be a 100% commitment!
Susan, Norton Shores, Michigan.
Please protect penguins and all marine life. They are vital to ecosystems worldwide, important for biodiversity and keeping species off the endangered species list. Keeping them untouched in their natural habitat is a way for humans to lessen their impact on life cycles and climate change.
Bretton, Fayetteville, NC
Penguins must be saved and protected! Ellen, FARMINGTON, MI
Save the Yankee Penguin!! George, High Point, NC
All life on this planet is part of the big circle that must not be broken. One big ecological system, un-poisoned and intact.
Loren, Pembroke Pines, FL, US
The oceans are where it all began. Saving the biodiversity of the ocean is imperative. Penguins are an iconic species in need of all the help we can give as the climate crisis worsens.
Richard, Holland, PA.