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According to the Oxford dictionary, the name was originally applied to the Great Auk (from Newfoundland), which is now extinct. It's from a Welsh word pen gwyn (translates roughly to white heads).
There is an interesting entry in the Golden Hind's ship logs (Drake's famous ship). When the Golden Hind sailed through the Magellan Straights, Welsh sailors are said to have called the birds ("foule") pengwins. It's thought they mistook the penguins for Auks. Either that or they simply used the word pengwin because they resembled the Auk. Hard to say which it was. Regardless, the name stuck.
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Why are penguins named magellanic penguins?
Magellanic penguins are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan who first documented them during his expedition in the early 16th century. He encountered these penguins near the southern tip of South America, which is now known as the Magellan Strait.
What was the first species of penguins discovered?
The first species of penguins to be discovered was the Gentoo penguin, named by Johann Reinhold Forster in 1781 during Captain Cook's second voyage.
What did Kris Kringle name the lost penguin?
Kris Kringle named the lost penguin he found "Holly" in the movie "Mr. Popper's Penguins."
Are penguins a danger to humans?
Penguins are no danger to Humans, Humans are a Danger to Penguins.
What are the names of all the different kinds of peguins?
macoroni,empior,there are only 5 I just learned that in my project.theres more but idk them its 11/9/2009
Why are Adelie Penguins called Adelie Penguins?
they were named after an explorer's wife.
How many Adeline penguins are there?
30,000,000 penguins that are named Adeline are left in the world.
Why are King Penguins called King Penguins?
Because they are kings of other penguins. Actually, they were named first - that is, before the Emperor Penguins - and were thought to be the largest of the penguins at the time.
Where does the penguins get there name from?
The penguins get their name from a mean, old, crochety man named Hinker Durk. His wife was so ugly, everyone died, except for the penguins. So Durk named all the penguins after his wife, Penguin Blunky-Durk.
How were Emperor Penguins named?
They were named because they are so Big like an emperor.
How did the adelie penguin get named?
An explorer found these penguins and named them after his wife, what a great gift!
What are macaroni penguins named after?
they are named after the noodle because they walk bent like the noodle
When was Mario Lemieux named the captian of the Pittsburgh Penguins?
1987
Famous penguins in cp l?
the most famous penguins are mong2009, rockhopper and billybob i named my wiki account after him lol
What is name after Ferdinand Magellan?
i think the navigation system Magellan was named after Ferdinand Magellan The Magellanic penguins were named after Ferdinand Magellan.
Why are penguins named magellanic penguins?
Magellanic penguins are named after the explorer Ferdinand Magellan who first documented them during his expedition in the early 16th century. He encountered these penguins near the southern tip of South America, which is now known as the Magellan Strait.
Why are emperor penguins the largest penguin?
i don't think anyone knows. before they were named some were bigger so they were called emperor penguins.
