King penguins are amazing! Once paired, the parents will remain together for the 14 or so months it takes to raise a single chick. They work as a shift team – one parent staying at the colony with the egg/chick while the other goes on what can be an incredible journey to gather food. During the winter, the chicks are left alone and rely primarily on their fat reserves to survive. The parents undertake extended foraging trips, returning only rarely to feed the chick. Adult birds have been tracked making round trips that can last over 50 days and cover up to 1,800 km (1,100 miles)!

By adopting a penguin in the Falkland Islands you are making a valuable contribution to our practical conservation activities. Thank you.

Purchase your penguin adoption using the secure form below.

UPDATE: Due to staff commitments and last posting dates to ensure delivery by Christmas, all shop orders, memberships and adoptions (excluding gifted) received after 22^nd November will be processed week commencing 2^nd January 2023.

Gifted adoptions, an email will be sent to the recipient of a gifted penguin or albatross adoption letting them know that their adoption pack will follow in the post in the New Year.

We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause.