Penguins at the Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas?

Penguin Slide Show: just click on the arrow above to play it.

In the 1982 there was a bitter short war between the British and Argentines with both claiming rights to the islands off the coast of Argentina. The British won. While the world refers to the islands as the Falklands, the Argentines believe the islands are rightfully theirs and solely refer to them as the Islas Malvinas.


Right out side of Stanley, the capital, is where we anchored taking tenders ashore. A quaint town with brightly colored roof tops sits on relatively flat land. Historically the economy has been based on sheep farming. However a worldwide slump in demand has left the farmers struggling to survive. Now they rely on fishing and tourism.

I'm a happy camper because we are going to see the PENGUINS!

The islands are a paradise for bird watchers with over 120 species. One of which is the penguin.
Gentoo, rockhopper, king and jackass penguins can all be found on the islands. At Gypsy Cove we saw the jackass penguins.

If you look closely, you can see the penguin in his nest.

Unfortunately, none of my penguin pictures turned out very crisp and clear! Oh well. I looked up a website for you if you 'd like to see some better penguin pictures of the various species on the island! Check these pictures out.

"Okay, enough with the penguins!" And back we went to the ship.