The owner of their land in Tierra del Fuego was certainly very surprised when one day about 3 years ago King penguins who actually live exclusively in Antarctica, swum with her came and stayed there.

The tour to the king penguins

I wanted my course on my trip around the world do not miss the chance to see the only Ķönigspinguine outside Antarctica.

The future colony

Depending on the season, in the Parque Pinguino Rey 10-36 King penguins and they have per year 3-6 young, which unfortunately does not always survive all. Only after 3 years follow-through at least one chick survives, the park can be officially designated as a colony and thus can also apply for subsidies for conservation.

The life of King Penguins

The king penguin is the second largest in the world and invested monogamous. The couple see only during the mating and breeding season. Once the egg is laid, the parents take turns on while the partner goes foraging.

Younger animals are recognizable by their gray and fluffy feathers.

If they do not just go in the ocean in search of food, they are already just lazing on the beach, swim, bathe, clean themselves or they just chit.

Or they simply want to be alone once and take a walk.

The two observation points are separated by a small river of the penguins, but suddenly appeared a little animal next to us and posed for the close-up !! Thank you very much dear penguin !!!

Even at the risk of repeating myself, they are soooo cute !!!

Thus, it was a long but wonderful day in Tierra del Fuego, surrounded by a deserted landscape.

Here animals like the fox do not have peace, comfortable to lie in the sun.

The natives of Tierra del Fuego

In Porvenir a new small museum was recently opened, which is the sad story of the natives. When European explorers Tierra del Fuego wanted to use for the sheep, they put out a bounty for each severed ear of a Native, so it came to real slaughterings.

A more recent problem is the high sunlight through the thinning of the ozone layer are. This information campaigns now be started so that the population is taking action. Here a traffic light, indicating the radiation.

Now I am therefore have been at the end of the world as well - it was fun!