Penguin Virtual Field Trips for Kids

Explore over 80 Penguin Virtual Field Trips with your child! This is the ultimate collection of Penguin Videos for kids.

Are you ready to go on a penguin adventure?

In this guide, you will discover the 18 types of penguins located around the world in the southern hemisphere with kid-friendly videos of penguins.

Penguin Virtual Field Trips for Kids

Penguins are such fun animals to learn about with kids of all ages. It may be the reason why there are so many adorable penguin books for kids. This video collection shares mom-approved, teacher-approved videos for you to explore penguins and where they live.

Before you get started, print out your penguin virtual field trip log to track all of your penguin adventures.

Videos about Penguin Facts for Kids

This collection has kid-friendly videos sharing penguin facts for your child.

• Penguins for Kids: Interesting Facts – Different Types of Penguins for Children
• All About Penguins for Kids: Penguins of the World for Children
• Wild Kratts – Penguin Slide
• All About Penguins – Nat Geo Kids
• Emperor Penguins
• Where the Penguins Live – Live Talk with NHM Scientist
• Are Penguins Friendly? (Explained)
• Penguin Facts for Kids
• Walk with Penguins: Virtual Reality Video shows how it is to live among the birds

Did you know that Penguins are excellent indicators of the health of the ocean? You can learn more penguin facts for kids here.

Don’t miss our collection of Winter Virtual Field Trips for Kids

Where do Penguins live?

Major populations of penguins are found in…

• Angola
• Antarctica
• Argentina
• Australia
• Chile
• Namibia
• New Zealand
• South Africa

You can learn more about where penguins live from Penguins World.com

This video list of penguins is based on where penguins live to help your child learn about the different types of penguins and about the world and where penguins can be found… it’s not just Antarctica.

You may find this Arctic Playdough Activity fun to do with these virtual field trips.

Penguins in Antarctica

• Penguins in Antarctica
• Emperor Penguin chick – Auster Rookery
• How does a penguin launch itself from the sea? – The Wonder of Animals – BBC
• Tiny Penguin Makes a Deadly Dash From Giant Leopard Seal – BBC Earth
• Go Inside an Antarctic ‘City’ of 400,000 King Penguins – Wildlife: Resurrection Island
• Penguin Collects Rocks for Building Nest
• Penguins Jumping on Ice
• The Beauty of Antarctica | The Penguins
• Magical Home of Penguins
• Deep Sea Diving For Food – BBC Earth

• Close Interaction with an Emperor Penguin
• Emperor Penguins Speed Launch Out of the Water – National Geographic
• Emperor penguins | The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth – BBC Earth
• Emperor Penguins at Windy Bay
• Emperor penguins at Snow Hill Island
• Emperor Penguins Huddle for Warmth – Nature on PBS
• Gentoo Penguin Rookery
• Sounds of Antarctica | Gentoo Penguin Call
• Curious Gentoo Penguins on Pleneau Island, Antarctica
• Gentoo Penguins Build Love Nests! – BBC Earth
• Funny Adélie Penguins take on Emperors! – ‘Snow Chick’ Kate Winslet
• All About the Adélie Penguin
• Adelie Penguins in Antarctica 
• Adelie Penguin Sliding On Its Belly

Macaroni penguins breed in at least 216 colonies at 50 sites.

• The Macaroni Penguin
• Rockhopper Penguins Make Landfall – Nature on PBS
• Rockhopper Penguins
• The Life of Macaroni Penguins | Attenborough – BBC Earth

Penguins in Angola

• Saving Penguins – The African Penguin Nest Project
• Penguin in South Africa
• African Penguins Hunt Fish in Packs
• South African Penguins

Penguins in Argentina

• Penguin Conservation in Patagonia
• Magellanic Penguins
• Over a Million Penguins Gather to Migrate from Argentine Peninsula

Penguins in Australia

• Melbourne – Phillip Island Little Penguins Parade
• BBC sports commentator narrates Australia’s penguin parade in lockdown voiceover
• The Astounding Daily Journey of These Australian Penguins – BBC Studios

Penguin in Chile

• Walking with Penguins on Magdalena Island in Chile
• March of the Penguins, Isla Magdalena, Punta Arenas, Chile
• Magellanic penguins at Magdalena Island

Penguins in New Zealand

• Penguins Of The Forest | Meet The Family – BBC Earth
• PENGUINS of New Zealand
• The Blue Penguin Colony in Oamaru
• The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony

Penguins in South Africa

• Endangered Penguins of South Africa – 360 – National Geographic
• Countdown African Penguin documentary
• South African Penguins at Boulders Beach
• African Penguin Facts
• Penguins – Africa’s Wild Wonders – The Secrets of Nature
• Hilarious Penguins Learn To Climb | Wild Patagonia – BBC Earth

Be sure to watch Penguin Town on Netflix as a family.

Penguins in South Georgia

• South Georgia – Island of the Penguins

Penguins in Peru

• Peru’s Desert Penguins
• Saint Louis Zoo is helping Humboldt Penguins in Peru

Baby Penguin Virtual Tours

Penguins and their babies are a story on their own! We put together this collection to learn more about penguin babies and how their parents care for them in a unique way. Can you imagine building a rock nest?

• Baby Emperor Penguins Emerge from Their Shells | Nature on PBS
• Baby Penguin Tries To Make Friends – BBC Earth
• How Penguin Moms Find Their Chicks – Nature on PBS
• Penguin chicks rescued by unlikely hero | Spy in the Snow – BBC
• Cute Penguin Chick is embarrassingly big for his pouch
• A Young Penguin’s First Plunge – National Geographic

Virtual Tours of Penguins at Zoos and Aquariums

Penguins can be found in various aquariums and zoos around the world. Here’s a peek at some of their lives.

• The Shedd Aquarium Penguins Meet the Sea Otters!
• How We Take Care of Baby Penguins At The Aquarium
• Penguin Up-Close Tour in San Diego SeaWorld
• Penguins at Chicago Aquarium welcome distraction from COVID-19
• King Penguins Leaving Exhibit – Cincinnati Zoo
• Penguin Walk in Asahiyama Zoo
• Edinburgh Zoo – Penguin Parade
• Penguins at the Saint Louis Zoo Take a Walk Outside in the Snow Flurries
• Humboldt Penguins: Animal Spotlight with Keeper Celine
• Inside the largest penguin facility in the world, Detroit Zoo’s new Polk Penguin Conservation Center
• Penguins Waddle Through the Aquarium
• A Month-Old, 2-pound Emperor Penguin Gets Feeding
• Walking with Penguins at the Aquarium of the Pacific
• Penguins Flying Underwater at Sea World Orlando Florida

Penguin Virtual Field Trip Log

Track your virtual journey with the penguins all over the southern hemisphere using our printable virtual field trip log.

Types of Penguins

1. King Penguin
2. Emperor Penguin
3. Gentoo Penguin
4. Adelie Penguin
5. Chinstrap Penguin
6. Southern Rockhopper Penguin
7. Northern Rockhopper Penguin
8. Fiordland Penguin
9. Snares Penguin
10. Erect-crested Penguin
11. Macaroni Penguin
12. Royal Penguin
13. Yellow-eyed Penguin
14. Little Penguin
15. African Penguin
16. Humboldt Penguin
17. Magellanic Penguin
18. Galapagos Penguin

There are 18 species in the penguin family, of which 11 are Globally Threatened according to BirdLife on behalf of the IUCN Red List.

Explore the various types of penguins and photos of them from these resources with your child.

• World Atlas
• Two Oceans
• Active Wild

Why are penguins becoming endangered?

Penguins face many threats, from introduced predators and diseases, and geological events like volcanic eruptions, to pollution, getting tangled in fishing nets, climate change and severe weather.

People love penguins but are unaware of their decline. Global Penguin Society has devised solutions to tackle their problems head on

Sir David Attenborough

Take a look at these adorable penguin books for kids

Penguin Songs for Kids on Youtube

• I’M A PENGUIN!
• The Penguin Song
• I am a little Penguin
• Did You Ever See a Penguin Song
• Penguin Song and Dance
• Five Little Penguins
• Counting Song 5 Little Penguins

Penguin Activities for Kids

• Penguin Books for Kids
• 101 Penguin Activities and Crafts
• Penguin Alphabet Game

Looking for more Virtual Field Trips?

Here are 50+ great Virtual Field Trips for your child to explore. From zoos and landmarks to famous museums, you can explore the world with your child with over a month of virtual field trips! Plus use our Virtual Field Trip Log!