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Palaeeudyptines section needs more citations49.245.121.193 (talk) 08:18, 29 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Penguin flight evolution

Randy Hockenberry, the flightlessness of penguins can be elaborated upon. One of the most complete penguin fossils was discovered in Peru, and shows resemblance to modern day penguin wings. It also showed adaptations to the feathers that were adapted for aquatic life. Also, the wing structure of penguins allows them to excel in swimming, but would make flying very difficult. They have larger, heavier bones and more feathers which would weigh down the penguins and make it hard to fly. It could also be added that the penguins lost any ability to fly simply because they are boomers. They may not have had any predators that they would have to fly away from, therefore they became adapted for swimming instead. Brandyedmonds.93 (talk) 21:51, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Brandyedmonds.93: Going through above links I discovered that we can help the article with, what you think? — CutestPenguin^Hangout 05:14, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Link to dogs being banned

Sorry if this is being done wrong, but I've never needed to use the talk section before. In the Penguins and Humans section it asks for a citation for dogs being banned. I found what appears to be an authoritative link.

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_antarctica/environment/wildlife/removal_of_sledge_dogs.php

Since the article is protected, I was unable to add the link myself.

If there's a better way for me to do this in the future, I'd be happy to listen to instructions.

Thanks.

Added, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 05:08, 13 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

wikiminis

Hola wikipedia les informo que deberian hacer articulos mas resumido serian de mucha ayuda. gracias — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.243.149.193 (talk) 14:08, 23 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why does "Ptilopteri" redirect here?

Not mentioned in article. 86.179.191.90 (talk) 02:48, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Redirected back in 2004. Looks like it (and Impennes) are archaic names for a grouping similar to the Sphenisciformes. Andrew Gray (talk) 12:02, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology

https://www.google.com/search?q=penguin&rlz=1CAIGZW_enCA917CA917&oq=Penguin&aqs=chrome.0.0j46l2j0l3j69i60l2.2176j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.73.130.188 (talk) 14:38, 1 October 2020 (UTC) "An alternative etymology links the word to Latin pinguis" The bird is called deez nuts in German. German would not have got the word via Welsh. Also, we spell it the Latin way (i instead of e). Thus, this etymology is more likely. Original research, yeah I know ;) It's probably written somewhere. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.150.194.87 (talk) 22:08, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 19 September 2016

none of this is true — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zavierscott (talk • contribs) 13:57, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

None of it? Including their color and the fact they are largely aquatic? Which bits aren't true please back it up with sources. WikipediaUserCalledChris (talk) 16:29, 14 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well, all I know is that they can truly fly. If they flap there wings and get off the ground it is technically flying so...

Exclusively Southern?

Several times, for example in the open sentence ("Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere.") the article says they are exclusively a southern hemisphere family - what about the Galapagos penguins that live north of the equator? 109.149.246.200 (talk) 20:32, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well spotted. I've made some edits to reflect this. DrChrissy ^(talk) 20:44, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Can penguin species hybridise?

Can penguin species hybridise? 86.184.52.111 (talk) 23:07, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This is not a forum, find an answer somewhere else CrayonArt45 (talk) 23:40, 17 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

where they live

They live in coastal Africa, north Pole, and also Polar Region. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.92.226.253 (talk) 21:05, 18 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There are absolutely no penguins at the North Pole. MeegsC (talk) 10:54, 13 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Possible removal from list

An entry in List of colors: N–Z contained a link to this page.

The entry is :

Penguin White

I don't see any evidence that this color is discussed in this article and plan to delete it from the list per this discussion: Talk:List_of_colors#New_approach_to_review_of_entries

If someone decides that this color should have a section in this article and it is added, I would appreciate a ping.--S Philbrick (Talk) 13:36, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I've never heard of "penguin white". Certainly can't imagine why it would link to the penguin article regardless of whether it's "real" or not! MeegsC (talk) 14:21, 30 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 23 September 2018

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Include in "In popular culture" how the Netflix series "atypical" protagonist makes constant, detailed references on penguins. "Emperor, chinstrap, adelie, gentoo"

Also in the main article "cultural depictions of penguins" Gabtheparrot (talk) 14:26, 23 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not done This is trivia. Fish+Karate 14:28, 26 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 22 November 2018

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2601:CF:8200:523B:D94A:1A18:8A07:B5C1 (talk) 02:00, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

pls

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. DannyS712 (talk) 02:22, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 22 November 2018

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2601:CF:8200:523B:D94A:1A18:8A07:B5C1 (talk) 02:02, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

pls

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. DannyS712 (talk) 02:22, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, this is a test to see what this does... don't mind me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Changingforfun (talk • contribs) 18:52, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 March 2019

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there are no penguins in the northern hemisphere LouisThePenguin 09:17, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Not done: Galapagos penguin NiciVampireHeart 09:31, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Club Penguin

Why is Club Penguin not mentioned in the popular culture section? SadmanTariq (talk) 05:59, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It is not notable enough. CrayonArt45 (talk) 21:57, 15 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 December 2019

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Please restore the redlinks that were removed from the article without explanation [1]. 165.225.16.69 (talk) 10:39, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 17:07, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 24 February 2020

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From Citation Hunt: Add http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151223-if-you-think-penguins-are-cute-and-cuddly-youre-wrong as a citation for " When emperor penguin mothers lose a chick, they sometimes attempt to "steal" another mother's chick, usually unsuccessfully as other females in the vicinity assist the defending mother in keeping her chick 'citation needed'" Mariegossip (talk) 15:58, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done Passed verification. Thank you for finding this source, Mariegossip. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:29, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why protected?

Why is this article even locked to editing in the first place?92.206.251.75 (talk) 12:37, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

According to the log, the article was protected for excessive vandalism. Some attempts at unprotecting it over the years just led to more vandalism so the protection was reinstated. For more information please see WP:PP and WP:VANDALISM. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 14:42, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 March 2020

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Change 'also known as the fairy penguin, which stands around 40 cm' to 30 cm' Also change 'varies between 17 and 20 living species' to 17 to `18 living species' Boodoovol (talk) 10:23, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for noticing the first one, I have changed the first value to 33 cm since that is the value I could find in sources. If you have reliable sources for the proposed 30 cm then you can point to them. Which source are you using for "17–18 species"? – Thjarkur (talk) 10:46, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 March 2020

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Change there are reports of velocities of 27 km/h (17 mph) to 15 km/h as unless i understand this incorrectly it means that there top speed is 27 km/h which is incorrect Boodoovol (talk) 10:33, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This claim has been tagged as unsourced for 10 years now, so it can probably be removed as it is challenged here. However if you can point to reliable sources for your 15 km/h then that would be great. – Thjarkur (talk) 10:48, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: No response. Interstellarity (talk) 19:35, 18 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Where is the citation for the claim in the overview that penguins spend half of their life on land and half of their life swimming?

This claim is made, but it is lacking a citation. Carson Lutz (talk) 00:18, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Piplup line

Isn't Piplup line considered the Penguin pokemon? UB Blacephalon (talk) 02:56, 19 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology revisited

The current Etymology section is confusing and arguably contradictory. It needs a rewrite by an expert editor (I can't make head or tail of it, so there's no point in my trying to do it). --Ef80 (talk) 19:45, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How does the penguin swimming look like

A so called "source" provided for a statement "Penguins' swimming looks very similar to bird's flight in the air." is a simple Youtube video showing swimming penguin. You just can't make it up even for Wikipedia parody sites. --Nomad (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 14:46, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 30 January 2021

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I'd edit this myself, but the article is semi-protected. "The geographical and temporal pattern or spheniscine evolution corresponds closely to two episodes of global cooling" should read "pattern of."

Done. Next time have a look at WP:ER for how to format this properly, but I've fixed it up for you. Volteer1 (talk) 15:40, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]