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[[File:Chinstrap penguin-Deception.jpg|thumb|right|Chinstrap Penguin on Deception Island.]] | [[File:Chinstrap penguin-Deception.jpg|thumb|right|Chinstrap Penguin on Deception Island.]] | ||
The '''chinstrap penguin''' (''Pygoscelis antarcticus'') is a species of penguin which inhabits a variety of islands and shores in the Southern Pacific and the [[Southern Ocean|Antarctic Ocean]]. Its name derives from the narrow black band under its head which makes it appear as if it were wearing a black helmet, making it one of the most easily identified types of penguin. Other common names are "ringed penguin", "bearded penguin", and "stonecracker penguin" due to its harsh call. | The '''chinstrap penguin''' (''Pygoscelis antarcticus'') is a species of [[penguin]] which inhabits a variety of islands and shores in the Southern Pacific and the [[Southern Ocean|Antarctic Ocean]]. Its name derives from the narrow black band under its head which makes it appear as if it were wearing a black helmet, making it one of the most easily identified types of penguin. Other common names are "ringed penguin", "bearded penguin", and "stonecracker penguin" due to its harsh call. | ||
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Roy and Silo were not the first same-sex male penguin couple to be known in New York, as pairing of two penguins named Wendell and Cass at New York Aquarium was reported in 2002. However, attention was first brought to Roy and Silo after The New York Times published a story about them in May 2004. The article described them as "gay penguins", and listed two other pairs of penguins in New York that showed similar behavior. It was brought back into the spotlight by the release of the film March of the Penguins in 2005, as American conservatives and Christian fundamentalists pushed that the film demonstrated Christian values, so American liberals pushed back by highlighting Roy and Silo's story. | Roy and Silo were not the first same-sex male penguin couple to be known in New York, as pairing of two penguins named Wendell and Cass at New York Aquarium was reported in 2002. However, attention was first brought to Roy and Silo after The New York Times published a story about them in May 2004. The article described them as "gay penguins", and listed two other pairs of penguins in New York that showed similar behavior. It was brought back into the spotlight by the release of the film March of the Penguins in 2005, as American conservatives and Christian fundamentalists pushed that the film demonstrated Christian values, so American liberals pushed back by highlighting Roy and Silo's story. | ||
==Sir Percival Waddlesworth== | |||
[[File:Fancy Penguin Mascot.png|thumb|right|300px|Sir Percival Waddlesworth]] | |||
The official mascot of [[Westarctica]], [[Sir Percival Waddlesworth]], is a chinstrap penguin. | |||
This particular species was chosen because the [[emperor penguin]] is already in use for the official seal of [[Grand Duke Travis]] and His Royal Highness has previously expressed his fondness for chinstrap penguins, which he believes are cuter than the more plentiful [[Adélie penguin]]s. | |||
[[Category:Penguins]] | |||
[[Category:Animals of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Animals of Westarctica]] | ||