No Penguins in the Arctic BUT they did try once

Penguins are social animals. In order for them to breed they do in fact need a large social congregation. Also, there are no penguins in the Arctic. HOWEVER, it is not well known that back in 1911 they attempted to colonize the northern hemisphere with penguins. In Norway to be exact and it did not work for 2 reasons.

1. They did not transport enough penguins to the location in order to establish a large enough colony for them to socially congregate efficiently so they could successfully breed.
2. Nobody told the Norwegians they were doing this and when penguins started to wander into the small towns in the north it freaked out the locals. They believed they were the boogeymen - so, they did what most humans do if they do not understand something - they feared it and killed it.

Quite a random story to post but always fascinating to hear such things of our history. So, there are no penguins in the Arctic, just as there are no Polar bears in Antarctica. Fingers crossed they never attempt to colonize Polar bears in Antarctica. It wouldn't end well for penguins or the seal population to say the least.

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