Why are there no penguins in the Arctic? What happened to the 69 penguins that were stocked in the Arctic more than 80 years ago?

Penguins, known as "boats of the ocean" , mainly live in the Antarctic. We know that the environment, climate , ice and snow in the Antarctic and the North Pole are very similar . As a kind of bird that lives in severe cold regions, why are there no penguins in the North Pole ?

Do penguins only grow in Antarctica ?

Penguins are perhaps the most famous Antarctic endemic species , they only live there. In fact, in addition to these, there is a very rare animal that also lives in the South Pacific, and that is the penguin. Although they do not live in the polar regions like other animals, they can also survive in tropical and subtropical environments. In fact , penguins exist not only in the Antarctic region, but also widely distributed in the entire southern hemisphere , even the Antarctic is no exception, covering almost alllatitudes on the equator . Antarctica is home to more than 85 percent of penguins , some in temperate regions with four distinct seasons, and some, more surprisingly , in tropical regions near the equator.

Penguin is a general term for all birds , and it is an ancient creature whose ancestors may have existed before the formation of Antarctic glaciers . Most of the penguins we see now come from the Antarctic region. Their appearance is similar to other birds, but there are some differences. They usually live in warm, humid tropical forests and feed on trees. There are 18 species of penguins, and the main difference between eachis head color and body size.

Penguins are flightless seabirds , but they can swim nimbly in the water . It has a pair of long, retractable and curved wings. When the body sinks, the wings are opened; when it rises to a certain height, the wings are also folded. Penguins ' short , stiff wings act like powerful paddles in the water and can swim at speeds of 25 to 30 kilometers per hour .

Over a long evolutionary process, penguin feathers have evolved into overlapping , dense scales that are three to four times denser than birds of the same size to survive the Antarctic cold . Feather not only has good waterproof effect, but also can protect against cold and keep warm . It can resist the damage caused to the body when the temperature drops below 100℃ . Therefore, penguins are called "the hardest animals on earth". Penguins are large seabirds endemic to Antarctica. It is distributed in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and it is rare in number and large in size. The Antarctic has a large land area , wide sea surface, and abundant marine plankton . It is a rich food source for penguins. The penguins' food is mainly Antarctic krill, squid and small fish.

There are about seven species of penguins living in Antarctica, such as our common emperor penguins. Emperor penguins are endemic to Antarctica and have the largest population of all Antarctic penguins. Another six species of penguins are found in northern Australia. There is a penguin called Massa penguin living on an island called Massachusetts between South Australia Island and New Guinea in Australia. Massa penguins generally appear in November each year. Penguins are also found in hot South Africa and the equatorial Colon Islands, also known as the Galapagos Islands.

Galapagos penguins living in the Colon Islands traverse the oceans of western Central America, and they are able to adapt to the heat, and they even cross the equator to reach the northern hemisphere, but they do not continue to migrate north or expand like crazy. Why did they choose to go south? Scientists have discovered after years of research: This is due to the unique geographical location of Galapagos Island - it is the closest place to the sun in the world. Then why didn't they keep going north?

Why don't the adapted penguins continue their migration north?

Africa is located near the equator, and there are many penguins living in warm and humid climates, but these penguins have not migrated north. However, for most penguins, going north is more difficult than going south. So why is this so? Is it because of human overexploitation of Antarctic resources? The answer is obviously not! The reason is climate change. Are there any species of penguins living in a terrestrial climate in both the southern and northern hemispheres? But they didn't, so what's holding them back north?

We all know that penguins are "fat birds" and their weight makes them difficult to lift, unable to fly, or fly as far as normal birds. They are strong swimmers and spend most of their time in the ocean, which makes it easier for them to cope with the heat in certain areas. But penguins are particularly fond of swimming because they are naturally drought tolerant. Penguins can survive in seawater because their bodies contain a lot of nutrients such as protein and fat. These substances help penguins go long distances. But no matter how hard you try to swim, you can't swim very far. In addition, penguins have low survivability on land, their bulky bodies cannot support long distances, and there are many predators in the northern hemisphere that could be their enemies. So this is the biggest obstacle for penguins to go north, and it is difficult to protect themselves.

So what if penguins can overcome these obstacles and go straight down to the North Pole? If they didn't freeze to death. That would be a very happy thing! However, there are many questions to be solved now: why can't they make it from the South Pole to the North Pole; can penguins be frozen? Can they live happily in the Arctic?

There are 69 penguins living in the Arctic, but now they are in danger of extinction.

In the early 19th century, a polar explorer in Norway discovered that penguin down is rich in fat. In 1936, they brought nine penguins to the Lofoten Islands. These penguins are all "Arctic penguins", and 60 little penguins leave here every two years. Because these penguins have a good physique, they quickly adapted to this environment and gradually became a beautiful landscape on the Arctic Ocean. By the early 1940s, "Arctic penguins" had spread across the entire Arctic Ocean. The word "Arctic penguin" originated from the worship and love of penguins. At the time, it was thought that penguins would unleash a wave of "invasion species" that would flood the landscape and come back for profit in high-value commodities like penguin down and fat.

Instead, the penguins failed to breed and survive in the Arctic, where they disappeared after a few years. It's a shame that Antarctic penguins are disappearing so quickly from the earth! Why are Antarctic penguins going extinct? It turns out that the human beings have caused serious pollution to its living environment, destroying the environment on which it lives and making it on the brink of desperation. Penguins were last spotted in 1954 and haven't been seen in the Arctic since, suggesting they have "cooled". What's the reason for this?

The Arctic has far more species than the Antarctic, so there are far more predators in the Arctic than in the Antarctic. Penguins are highly competitive and may even struggle to catch prey, and there is no Antarctic krill in the Arctic to eat. Antarctica has fewer penguins and fewer predators and predators. In the Arctic, due to the sparse number of polar bears, penguins have weak viability. Once eaten by polar bears, they will lose their food and "deliciousness", or even die. They are so numerous that they can wipe out almost all the animals. If coupled with the impact of bad weather, it is even more dangerous! The Antarctic environment is better, and this will not happen. As a result, penguins struggle to survive in the treacherous Arctic.

On earth, every creature in nature has its unique suitable living environment. In order to survive and reproduce offspring, they constantly select the fittest in this area, the fittest survive, and the unfit are eliminated. So, which of these ecological environments is the most beneficial to penguins? I think it's the Arctic Ocean. The North Pole or the South Pole, which one is more suitable for penguins to survive? Antarctica has an abundance of krill, too much food for penguins to enjoy, and few natural predators to threaten. It's good to live in such a comfortable place, who wants to travel long distances to the North Pole to endure such pain? !