As the Australian and Otago ( eastern South Island ) Little Penguins seem to be a distinct species to which the specific name minor would apply, the White-flippered birds indeed belong to a distinct species, although not exactly as originally assumed.

Apart from Little Penguins, they have several common names.

In Sydney, snipers have been deployed to protect a colony of Little Penguins.

Penguins have an average sense of hearing for birds ; this is used by parents and chicks to locate one another in crowded colonies.

Penguins have a thick layer of insulating feathers that keeps them warm in water ( heat loss in water is much greater than in air ).

Penguins have been the subject of many books and films such as Happy Feet, Surf's Up and The Penguins of Madagascar, all CGI films ; March of the Penguins, a documentary based on the migration process of the Emperor Penguin ; and a parody titled 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.

Several pro, minor, college and high school sport teams have named themselves after the species, with the Pittsburgh Penguins team in the National Hockey League and the Youngstown State Penguins being the most recognizable.

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Historically, their biggest rivals have been the New York Rangers, with an intense rivalry stretching back to the 1970s, the New Jersey Devils, with whom they traded the Atlantic Division title every season between and, and their bitter cross-state rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Around the same time, rumors had begun to circulate that the Penguins and California Golden Seals were to be relocated to Seattle and Denver respectively, the two cities that were to have been the sites of an expansion for the 1976 – 77 season.

Players from the Pittsburgh Penguins have won the trophy 14 times ( within 24 seasons ); players from the Montreal Canadiens have won it nine times ; and the Chicago Blackhawks have seen players win the award eight times.

Teams that have switched from athletic gold to a metallic shade include the Minnesota North Stars ( now the Dallas Stars ), Pittsburgh Penguins, and Anaheim Ducks.

The Kings, Canucks, and Penguins have also worn gold sweaters color in the past.

Penguins have them also in the flippers and nasal passages.

Members of the Pittsburgh Penguins have won the award the most number of times, with eight winners, followed by the Edmonton Oilers, with six winners.

In early 1975, newspapers reported that the Seals and Pittsburgh Penguins were to be relocated to Denver and Seattle, respectively, in an arrangement that would have seen the two teams sold to groups in those cities that had already been awarded " conditional " franchises for the 1976-77 season.

The Pirates would later have a connection with Pittsburgh's next NHL franchise ; the Pittsburgh Penguins.

* Male Emperor Penguins alone incubate their eggs ; females do no incubation.

The ninth book, the Un-Pleasant Penguins from Pluto has remained unreleased, possibly due to the fact that Pluto's no longer considered a planet as of 2006, and the book wouldn't fit in with the series if it was released.

He left the Penguins after just one season, because the team was in bankruptcy and he had no guarantee of a job.

The cash-strapped Pittsburgh Penguins, desperate to dump payroll, could no longer afford perennial superstar Jaromir Jagr.

After attending the University of Minnesota, where he played for Herb Brooks and won the 1974 NCAA hockey championship, Schneider was drafted 98th overall in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins and no.

* Biodiversity at Ardley Island Small place near King Luis Island, special protected area and colony of Gentoo Penguins.

He decided to rush out a special edition of Angry Penguins and commissioned a painting by Sidney Nolan, based on the poems, for the cover.

The station also occasionally preempted prime time CBS programming for a syndicated movie, local news special, or sports during the years they had broadcast rights to Pittsburgh Pirates baseball and Pittsburgh Penguins hockey.

This caused the Flyers organization to create a special t-shirt with Hartnell's " Hogan " gesture on it which was given to every fan in attendance for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals against the same Penguins.

Penguins are popular around the world, primarily for their unusually upright, waddling gait and ( compared to other birds ) lack of fear of humans.

* In one episode of The Penguins of Madagascar, Skipper is terrified of getting a routine shot and even after confessing his fear to his team, goes to great lengths to avoid getting one.

Coming off the success of " Earth Angel ," the Penguins approached Buck Ram to manage them.

Allen Lane approached Nikolaus Pevsner in 1945 for a series of illustrated books that would match the success of the King Penguins.

As the 2003 – 04 season approached, however, Canucks GM Brian Burke traded a draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Johan Hedberg, all but ensuring Auld another season in the minors.

In some species, such as Emperor Penguins, young penguins assemble in large groups called crèches.

The Penguins were one of a number of doo-wop groups of the period named after birds ( such as The Orioles, The Flamingos, and The Crows ).

The late 1940s and early 1950s brought the so-called " bird groups "; The Swallows, the Ravens, The Orioles, The Penguins, The Crows, The Flamingos and The Larks.

Quickly other R & B vocal groups entered the pop charts, particularly in 1955, which saw such cross-over doowop hits as " Sincerely " by The Moonglows, " Earth Angel " by The Penguins, and " Only You " by The Platters and The Turbans ' " When You Dance " became the first hit to use the " doo-wop " syllables.

El Monte is known for the long-time rock & roll hit " Memories of El Monte ", written by Frank Zappa and originally recorded by The Penguins, one of the local Doo-wop groups from the 1950s that became famous nationwide.

Dubbing themselves after Maryland ’ s state bird, The Orioles started the trend of bird groups ( The Cardinals, The Crows, The Flamingos, The Larks, The Penguins, The Ravens, The Wrens, etc .).

He began singing and playing in local doo-wop groups, recording with a number of them including The Penguins, The Cadets and the Chimes, the Crowns, the Five Hearts, the Hunters, the Rams, the Whips, and the Dreamers, an otherwise all-female quartet from Fremont High.

The Penguin Parade at Phillip Island Nature Park, in which Little Penguins come ashore in groups, attracts visitors from all over the world.

On the other side of the spectrum, R & B-influenced acts like The Crows, The Penguins, The El Dorados and The Turbans all scored major hits, and groups like The Platters, with songs including " The Great Pretender " ( 1955 ), and The Coasters with humorous songs like " Yakety Yak " ( 1958 ), ranked among the most successful rock and roll acts of the period.

Acts like The Crows, The Penguins, The El Dorados and The Turbans all scored major hits, and groups like The Platters, with songs including " The Great Pretender " ( 1955 ), and The Coasters with humorous songs like " Yakety Yak " ( 1958 ), ranked among the most successful rock and roll acts of the period.

The Surf Club fosters and supports many other water-oriented sport and recreation club's including the Coogee Minnows ( a junior lifesaving / nipper club ), Coogee Triathlon Club, The Coogee Boardriders as well as supporting swimming groups such as the Coogee Penguins.

They called themselves the Ravens, and so initiated the trend for vocal groups to name themselves after birds-groups who later followed included The Orioles, The Crows, The Larks, The Robins and The Penguins.

Doo wop diversified considerably later in the decade, with groups like The Crows (" Gee "), creating a style of uptempo doo wop and the ballad style via The Penguins (" Earth Angel "), while singers like Frankie Lymon became sensations ; Lymon became the first black teen idol in the country's history after the release of the Top 40 pop hit " Why Do Fools Fall in Love " ( 1956 ).

In 2011 several groups enlisted the PHMC to potentially save the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, home to such teams as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Hornets and Pittsburgh Condors as well as political and music events.