The Last Penguin of the Arctic: Polar Bears Are Not Scary, They Don't Have Guns
It is believed by many friends that there are no penguins in the Arctic, and I used to think so too. However, facts tell us that penguins actually existed in the Arctic. So, how were they discovered and exterminated? Let's explore it together.
In the 16th century, European maritime exploration was constantly developing, and sailors' footprints began to spread everywhere, naturally, they reached the Arctic. When they came here, they saw a group of large, slow-moving waterbirds, so they named this waterbird 'penguin'
Because they couldn't fly and were slow-moving, penguins became the treasures of explorers. They were captured and hunted by explorers, not only for food, but also because penguins had ornamental feathers, which they used as fuel, including their eggs, which became valuable treasures for explorers to make money
So, more and more explorers hunted them. European merchants, nobles, and even some hypocritical scientists needed penguins in the Arctic, which caused the number of Arctic penguins to decrease
And in 1844, the last batch of Arctic penguins didn't escape. They fell under the terrifying and freezing guns
Now, the penguins we see in zoos are not descendants of Arctic penguins.
