I think its because he was very interested in them and because he wanted to go to Antarctica after all the things he has read.
Captain Cook in "Mr Popper's Penguins" was the first penguin which was delivered to Mr Popper.
A gentoo penguin.
Yes, well I wouldn't keep it as a pet. Ask Mr. Popper from Mr. Popper's Penguins! (;
Well... if u bend over...
Mr. Popper is a dreamer
Mr. Popper and his wife with their two children, Bill and Janie. An explorer of the South Pole sends them a penguin in the mail. They name him Captain Cook. Then they get Greta, a female penguin from the zoo. Greta has ten eggs and the family now must take care of a dozen penguins.
In the book "Mr. Popper's Penguins," Captain Cook's rookery was a place for her penguin named Captain Cook to live, nest, and lay eggs. It was a cozy, comfortable space that Mr. Popper built in their house for Captain Cook to feel at home.
Kris Kringle named the lost penguin he found "Holly" in the movie "Mr. Popper's Penguins."
Jim Carrey.
Mr. Popper has penguins.
"Mr. Popper's Penguins" (2011). Stars Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury.
Mr. Popper's Penguins was created in 1938.