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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One giant leap for penguins
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
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Tide pools in La Jolla, California
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Travel Sunday: Flamenco in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Ludwig’s palace
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Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Ancient art in the Amazon
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A Flag Day tradition
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Crescent Lake near Dunhuang, China
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Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
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Commemorating peace in Antarctica
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International Day of the Tropics
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Great gray owls in their nest, Finland
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Whales in winter
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Canada Day
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Pretty poetic for a pit
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Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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International Moon Day
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Breckenridge, Colorado
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Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii
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Independence Day
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Celebrating Helsinki’s birthday at the Kiasma Museum
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Celebrating the UN’s International Day of Families
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Blooming sunflowers
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