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Where do almost all wild penguins live?
Almost all wild penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, though the Galapagos penguin lives right at the equator; the freezer aisle does not count.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 10:56 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Wikipedia's, the jokes are ours.

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- First reported by Wikipedia: “Where do almost all wild penguins live?”
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 10:56 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnimals. Where do almost all wild penguins live? A, the Arctic. B, Northern Europe. C, North America. D, the Southern Hemisphere.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOh, I know this one. I can feel it in my minivan.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTen seconds, chat, play along. Chip, your clock starts now.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, the frozen aisle at my strip mall has a Nordic fish sticks sign, and the penguins are right beside it.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBeside the fish sticks.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEvery Saturday I wave at them through the freezer glass, and honestly they seem happy. Final answer, B, Northern Europe!

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe answer is D, the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galapagos penguin, lives right around the equator, per Wikipedia.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the ones in my freezer are just frozen peas?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn my twenty-eight years here, I have never felt sympathy for a frozen pea until now.
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