Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere

Penguins are classified as marine birds since they spend up to 80% of their life in the ocean. It's a popular misconception that all penguins reside in Antarctica, however, they all reside in the Southern Hemisphere. Penguins are present on every continent in the Southern Hemisphere. The idea that penguins can only survive in icy environments is likewise untrue. For instance, the Galapagos penguin resides on warm-weather islands near the equator. Penguins also reside in Argentina, Chile, Namibia, South Africa, and even France in addition to Australia and its neighbor New Zealand (Ile aux Cochons, an island owned by France, to be precise).

Since the Galapagos Islands lie on both sides of the equator and are home to one species of penguin, occasionally some of these birds may migrate to the Northern Hemisphere. All penguin species, except the sporadic wanderer, are found in the Southern Hemisphere where they seek out cooler waters. We may be more accustomed to seeing penguins in the Antarctic because of how frigid that location is. However, several penguin species may be found in temperate regions. For example, 1,400 fairy penguins can be seen on St. Kilda's pier in Melbourne, Australia. There are volunteers on hand all the time to prevent visitors from coming too close to the penguin colony since it is so treasured. Little penguins, another term for fairy penguins, is a fitting moniker for the tiniest kind of penguin.