FIRST PENGUINS.
Seen by Byrd's Antarctic Expedition. LIVING- CREATURES CHEERED. (Received 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, January 1. A wireless message from RearAdmiral Byrd's Antarctic Expedition on board the Jacob Ruppert stated: "We are continuing to push eastward to 120 meridian. The ship yesterday afternoon coasted along the edge of the main pack of ice and at noon her position was 68.42 south, 124.40 west.
Yesterday morning the ship was five miles north of the record southerly track of the Norwegian ship Norveiga, past which the Jacob Ruppert broke on Saturday. Some time during the night apparently undetected currents drifted the vessel to the north, although she was steadily holding her course to the south-east.
"The first penguin was sighted yesterday on a lone floe that had broken loose from the main pack. Later more were sighted in groups of four or five. Virtually all hands hurried to the rail, and their cheers and the dogs' barks frightened the penguins away, but left the crew more cheerful at having seen living creatures in this area."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 1, 2 January 1934, Page 7
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