Do some penguins reside in Siberia (arctic circle) natively?
2006-08-09 04:46:38 · 4 answers · asked by James B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
No, penguins are restricted to the southern hemisphere exclusively. The penguin species that ranges the farthest north is the Galapagos penguin, that is found right on the Equator.
In the northern hemisphere there are birds such as puffins, murres, and auklets that fill many of the same ecological niches as penguins do in the south, and some birds like the now extinct great auk were even closer to being penguin-like in their habits.
2006-08-09 04:52:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have indicated, there are no penguins
in the Arctic. However, interestingly enough, the
name penguin, Welsh for white head, was first
applied to the now extinct Great Auk, which did
live in the Arctic. The name was later transferred
to the southern hemisphere birds it now applies to.
2006-08-10 02:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The penguins all live in the South region of the Alantic Ocean and Pacific. None live in the North.
Unless it is in a zoo.
2006-08-09 04:52:28 · answer #3 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...
Penguins come from the South Pole...
2006-08-09 04:51:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋