This northern rockhopper penguin might just be our spirit animal–especially for New York Fashion Week. The feisty bird is clearly feeling confident: Just look at that windswept hair! But while fashion models walk the runways in Manhattan this week, this rockhopper will be chilling in the South Atlantic. The rocky terrain on Gough Island, where northern rockhopper penguins live, prevents them from sliding on their bellies–a typical form of land-based penguin transportation. They tend to hop around on the uneven turf of Gough, hence their name.
Feeling chic on Fashion Week
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Panda Day
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International Day for Biodiversity
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Carnival of Venice
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Westerheversand Lighthouse
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Winter Olympics in Beijing
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Sky island views
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In memory of those lost
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Mexican giant cardon cactus
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A Welsh wonder turns 70
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Cold? What cold?
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