The Red Thread

A gentoo penguin is eager to distinguish itself and claim its authority on the catwalk of the 56th 哈尔滨国际冰雪节 (International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival) in 哈尔滨 (Hā’ěrbīn), 黑龙江省 (Hēilóngjiāng province), China. Photo: Reuters/Tyrone Siu.

Jump the Shark

A gentoo penguin at Brown Station, Paradise Bay, in Antarctica. Photo: Paul Hilton/Greenpeace.

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

• Hanneke Meijer, Happy feet: why a 61m-year-old penguin foot has researchers dancing for joy, The Guardian, April 5, 2017

Adélie Penguins in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP.