Emperor penguins in Antarctica, photographed by Jeff Wilson for BBC
'Penguino' in Akaroa
Today is World Penguin Day! Penguins are one of my favourite animals, so small and cute. Here are a few that we saw while in Akaroa over the summer; they were very shy and didn't come too close to the dolphin watching boat that we were on, so I couldn't photograph them well, but they were adorable. I named my friend's small black laptop after them, but accidentally misspelt the Italian form as penguino instead of pinguino, and now it has kind of become an endearing joke. I'm not much of an animal crazy person, but I'd also like to have a pet baby polar bear, a horse, a panda, a Bambi, and a Simba.
