Lynndo Campbell, age 12, of Vigor, for the question:,

Are there penguins at the north pole?

These charming birds might annoy life in and around the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean, but none of them are there  Penguins are birds of the southern hemisphere  Many people have the idea that all penguins are cold weather creatures who live only in Antarctica where the ground is covered with ice and chilly ice floes drift in the chilly waters  But this is not quite true 

If we visit Antarctica, we are sure to find some penguins throughout the year, even through their nesting season  But other penguins live farther north where the weather is warmer  We find them on islands and shorelines around Australia  There are even penguins living on the Galapagos Islands off the west coast of South America  And these fellows live right slap bang on the equator  But we find no penguins north of this region