Every year approximately 4,000 pairs of emperor penguins trudge across the frozen landscape to reach Snow Hill Island, turning this snowcapped island off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula into a crowded breeding colony. While there, the male penguin’s job is to carefully guard the egg his mate has laid, and make sure it stays warm enough so the chick inside can hatch. If your job doesn’t take you to a snow-covered Antarctic island, then why not celebrate by observing National Walk to Work Day today?
It’s National Walk to Work Day
Today in History
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International Day of Peace
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Merry and bright
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Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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April Fools Day
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Birds of the Drömling
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Star Wars Day
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They’re grrrape!
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Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
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Women s History Month
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A look at Uranus, seventh planet from the sun
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A unique perspective from Italy’s ‘golden sands’
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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The parenting of a piping plover
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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A universe underground
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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Bluespotted ribbontail ray
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International Surfing Day
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All eyes on moths
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Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
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Drop in on International Surfing Day
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International Women s Day