Little Penguins on Middle Island in Warrnambool, Victoria were subject to heavy predation by foxes, which could reach the island at low tide by a tidal sand bridge.

Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade, " best-of " list, saying, " Whether they were walking ( March of the Penguins ), dancing ( Happy Feet ), or hanging ten ( Surf's Up ), these oddly adorable birds took flight at the box office all decade long.

The Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early 1960s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, " Earth Angel ( Will You Be Mine )", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts.

The original members of The Penguins were:

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 Penguins were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004.

Documentary and mockumentary films, such as March of the Penguins and Super Size Me, were popular in the 2000s.

The Islanders won the regular-season title, yet once in the playoffs, they were pushed to the maximum five games by the Pittsburgh Penguins and to six games by the Rangers.

The Islanders ' next opponent, the Pittsburgh Penguins, were twice-defending Stanley Cup champions and full of stars such as Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Ron Francis.

The Penguins had roared through the regular season with 119 points, as well as recording a record 17 consecutive wins towards the end of the season, and were overwhelmingly favored to win a third straight championship.

The doors to the team's offices were padlocked, and it looked like the Penguins might fold or relocate.

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.

The Bruins protested this color change, claiming a monopoly on black and gold, but the Penguins defended their choice by stating that the NHL Pirates also used black and gold as their team colors, and that that black and gold were Pittsburgh's traditional sporting colors.

Heading towards the end of the season ahead of the New Jersey Devils, who were placed last, the Penguins made a number of questionable moves that appeared to weaken the team in the short-term.

In particular, Angotti gave the example of a game the Penguins were winning 3 – 1, at which point general manager Eddie Johnston asked the coach " what are you doing?

The Penguins were simultaneously in the midst of a battle for their survival.

When the deferred salaries finally came due, combined with other financial pressures, the Penguins were forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 1998.

However, the Penguins were unable to secure the first overall draft pick as they lost the draft lottery for the 2004 NHL Entry Draft to the Washington Capitals.

However, they were swept four games to none by the Mario Lemieux-led defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins ( who, in sweeping the Blackhawks, tied the record Chicago had set only days before ).

Its leading career scorers were Ken Gribbons, who played most of his career in the IHL ; Bob McCammon, a lifelong IHLer who went on to be a National Hockey League coach with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Vancouver Canucks ; Bill LeCaine and Larry Gould, who played a handful of NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vancouver Canucks, respectively.

The Sabres were subsequently upset 4 games to 3 by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round.

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.

On May 24, 2008, the Tiger statue at the main entrance to the ballpark was dressed with a Detroit Red Wings jersey as the Red Wings were playing against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals during that time.

However, Warner Bros. began to release DVD collections of classic cartoons in 2003 entitled the Looney Tunes Golden Collection with one of the cartoons ( Frigid Hare, which depicts a stereotypical Eskimo trying to kill a baby penguin, and was still seen on Cartoon Network as late as 2002 and featured as a DVD extra in March of the Penguins ) featured on the set uncut and uncensored.

Limited to 69 games due to his injuries, he still ranked third in league point-scoring, behind Selanne and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Mario Lemieux.

He is still the only defenceman ever to lead the Penguins in scoring for a season.

However, it left the Penguins struggling to fill in the void he had left, with a first round exit in 1998 despite being the second seeded team in the East followed by a second round exit in 1999 this time from eighth seed.

On the Penguins ' final game of the season, Crosby scored a goal and an assist to become the top scoring rookie in Penguins history with 102 points ( eclipsing Lemieux ), despite losing the rookie scoring race to Russian superstar Ovechkin, who, unlike Malkin, was also set to debut that season, been able to make his way to the NHL.

He did not appear in the NHL playoffs for a second straight season, despite the Penguins qualifying.

The Penguins won 2 – 1 in a shootout, but, despite the loss, over 71, 000 fans showed up making it the best attended NHL Winter Classic to date.

The 1987 – 88 season would be the best offensive season of Cunneyworth's career, as he scored 35 goals and 74 points in 71 games, once again finishing third behind Lemieux and Quinn on the Penguins scoring list, however, the Penguins once again failed to qualify for the playoffs, finishing in last place in the Patrick Division despite a 36 – 35 – 9 record.

In his first appearance in the NHL playoffs, despite having only 14 goals in 80 games during the regular season, Bergenheim finished with 9 goals in 16 games en route to victories over the Pittsburgh Penguins and a sweep of the Washington Capitals before finally falling to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions Boston Bruins in seven games.

However, playing in a division where the same three teams — the Flyers, Capitals and Islanders — made the playoffs every year for six years running meant that the Devils found themselves in a losing battle with the Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins for the division's last playoff spot.

In the 1999 – 2000 and 2000 – 01 seasons, Wilson led the team to back-to-back Southeast Division titles, though the team failed to advance past the first round of the playoffs, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins both times.

After appearing in 62 games and recording 30 wins in the 2007 – 08 season, he led the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Finals, losing in five games to the Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Blackhawks were swept in their finals by the Pittsburgh Penguins, losing at Chicago Stadium, while the Bulls won the second of their first of three straight NBA titles on their home floor against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The 2000 team was one win away from a Stanley Cup Finals appearance, after leading the eventual champion New Jersey Devils 3-1 before losing three straight ( including Games 5 and 7 at home ), the 2004 team lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the eventual champion Tampa Bay Lightning, and the 2008 team lost to their cross-state rival Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.

In 2008, a parody attack ad based on the then-upcoming Presidential election was made to " attack " the Parrot, due to the Pirates then-16 consecutive losing seasons ( which has since increased to 19 ) while the Penguins went on the lose in the Stanley Cup Finals to the Detroit Red Wings earlier in the year.

In winning the 1994 Cup final, Keenan managed to avoid becoming the first coach in NHL history to lose a Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals with two different teams ( the fate which would befall Babcock in losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

However, facing the Penguins once again in the Finals, Hudler and the Red Wings failed to defend their championship, losing in seven games.

The following season, the Penguins under Therrien made it to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, ultimately losing to the Detroit Red Wings in six games.

The eventual champion New York Islanders nearly capitulated in the first round as well, losing Games 3 and 4 of their first round playoff series with Pittsburgh after crushing the Penguins in the first 2 games.