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Penguins are popular around the world, primarily for
their unusually upright, waddling gait and (compared to other birds)
lack of fear of humans. Their striking black-and-white plumage is often
likened to a tuxedo suit. Mistakenly, some
artists and writers have penguins based at the North Pole. This is
incorrect, as there are almost no wild penguins in the northern
hemisphere, except the small group on the northernmost of the Galápagos.
Penguins have been the subject of many books and films such as
Happy Feet
and
Surf's Up, both CGI films; March of the Penguins, a documentary
based on the migration process of Emperors; and a parody entitled Farce
of the Penguins. Penguins have also found their way into a number of
cartoons and television dramas; perhaps the most notable of these is
Pingu, created by Silvio Mazzola in 1986 and covering more than 100
short episodes.
The tendency of penguins to form large groups feeds the stereotype that
they all look exactly alike, a popular notion exploited by cartoonists
such as Gary Larson.
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