The oldest known fossil penguin species lived in the early Paleocene epoch of New Zealand. That was 62 million years ago! No humans were writing way back then.
Penguins were first discovered by Europeans during the 16th century by explorers and navigators. The first recorded sighting of penguins was in 1520 by explorer Ferdinand Magellan in present-day Argentina.
Penguins were first discovered by European explorers in the 16th century, although indigenous peoples in Antarctica and surrounding regions had likely encountered them before. The first record of penguins comes from a 16th-century expedition to the southern hemisphere led by the explorer Vasco da Gama.
The first species of penguins to be discovered was the Gentoo penguin, named by Johann Reinhold Forster in 1781 during Captain Cook's second voyage.
Penguins are no danger to Humans, Humans are a Danger to Penguins.
why are penguins brown
in about 2013
1789
Johann R. Forster discovered them in 1781.
Captain James Cook discovered them in 1700s.
i think the antartice
Penguins were first discovered by Europeans during the 16th century by explorers and navigators. The first recorded sighting of penguins was in 1520 by explorer Ferdinand Magellan in present-day Argentina.
Penguins were first discovered by European explorers in the 16th century, although indigenous peoples in Antarctica and surrounding regions had likely encountered them before. The first record of penguins comes from a 16th-century expedition to the southern hemisphere led by the explorer Vasco da Gama.
The first species of penguins to be discovered was the Gentoo penguin, named by Johann Reinhold Forster in 1781 during Captain Cook's second voyage.
A naturalist on board his ship discovered penguins in Antarctica.
he is said to have discovered along with his crew, penguins and llamas.
The name comes from the person that discovered it, he named it after his dead wife
Ferdinand Magellan first described them while rounding Tierra del Fuego.