For five years now, Briefing readers have eagerly awaited Fridays for a chance to put their penguin-hunting skills to the test. Each week, Leif Penguinson, a Rockhopper penguin, travels to scientifically interesting (and stunning) locations across the globe to hide from our readers’ keen eyes. (Read more of Leif’s origin story — and enjoy every puzzle over the first three years — in our first round-up of penguin puzzles and follow Leif’s travels in 2024 in our second.)
Now, you can relive each of this year’s adventures with our 2025 penguin-seeking spectacular! For each puzzle, click the in-text link if you need a bigger version of the image.
For the year’s first adventure, Leif visited the striking hexagonal basalt columns of Sheepeater Cliff in Yellowstone National Park, in the United States. Can you find the penguin? (Click the text link to see a bigger version of the image.)
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Next, Leif rock-hopped the Atlantic to a pine forest near Chinyero volcano in Tenerife, Spain. Can you find the penguin?
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Then, our penguin took a dip in a waterfall in Danska Fall nature reserve, Halmstad, Sweden. Can you find the penguin?
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Leif stuck to the waterfall theme for the next puzzle, with a visit to the Chauveroche stream in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. Can you find the penguin?
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For February’s first puzzle, Leif sought the cold waters of Tjøme island in Norway. Can you find the penguin?
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Next, Leif returned to France to visit the Mercantour National Park. Can you find the penguin?
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Leif went south for the next puzzle, all the way to Waterberg Plateau National Park, Namibia. Can you find the penguin?
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A thrill-seeking trip then took Leif to the Hellroaring Creek trail in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Can you find the penguin?
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In March, Leif dropped in on Oasi Valle della Caccia in the Picentini Mountains Regional Park, Italy. Can you find the penguin?
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In the first visit of the year to Asia, Leif went to Minalungao National Park in the Philippines. Can you find the penguin?
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From there, Leif travelled to Afghanistan to visit a creek near the road from Kabul to Salang Pass. Can you find the penguin?
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When April rolled around, Leif returned to the United States. Our penguin puzzle featured the moss-covered banks of Coal Creek in the Coeur d’ Alene National Forest in Idaho. Can you find the penguin?
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Sweden was next on the agenda, as Leif hid out in Muddus, a national park. Can you find the penguin?
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Dimosari Gorge in southern Greece made the next locale for a penguin-seeking puzzle. Can you find the penguin?
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The final puzzle of April coincided with a very special occasion: World Penguin Day. To celebrate, Leif visited Mount Everest, the Chola pass in Nepal. Can you find the penguin?
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At the beginning of May, Leif appeared on an Argentinian beach, Las Oquedades in Islote Lobos National Park. Can you find the penguin?
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Then, Leif went Down Under to the Pilliga Nature Reserve in Australia. Can you find the penguin?
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Next, Leif was running with a herd of wild goats in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, Iran. Can you find the penguin?
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The next stop was the marble rock formations on General Carrera Lake in the heart of Chilean Patagonia. Can you find the penguin?
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From there, it was a (relatively) short journey to Lago das Fadas (Fairy Lake in English) in Tijuca National Park, Brazil. Can you find the penguin?
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June’s first puzzle took Leif to Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia. Can you find the penguin?
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Leif then returned to the Northern Hemisphere to visit Haute-Fillière State Forest in France. Can you find the penguin?
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Next, the mountains were calling. Our penguin puzzle took Leif to the Kaponigtal valley, in Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria. Can you find the penguin?
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Leif visited a swamp forest in Karnataka, India, next. Can you find the penguin?
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By July, Leif had been travelling non-stop for six months, but showed no signs of slowing down. The month’s first stop was the La Quebrada de Santa Bárbara conservation area, Mexico. Can you find the penguin?
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Next up, Postojna Cave, Slovenia. Can you find the penguin?
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And then, a dip in the waters of Dip Falls in Tasmania, Australia. Can you find the penguin?
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Leif crossed the Pacific Ocean next to reach the Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve in southern Chile. Did you find the penguin?
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To cool off in August, Leif took a dive at a waterfall at Lushan Geopark in Jiujiang, China. Can you find the penguin?
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Next, the lush forests of Gwaii Haanas, a protected archipelago that sits off the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. Can you find the penguin?
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Then, it was Aoshima, an island near the southern tip of Japan, that took Leif’s fancy. Can you find the penguin?
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After that, the Waimea Valley in O’ahu, Hawaii, hid our feathered friend. Can you find the penguin?
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Leif then took a relaxing break on Cat Island in the Bahamas. Can you find the penguin?
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Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland, made a rocky retreat for Leif in the next puzzle. Can you find the penguin?
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Next, Leif visited the Sally May Recreation Site on Fossil Creek just north of Phoenix, Arizona. Can you find the penguin?
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The next puzzle took Leif to new altitudes: the Gokyo Lakes in Nepal, the highest freshwater lake system in the world. Can you find the penguin?
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From there, Leif travelled to the River Kaveri in Mekedatu, India. Can you find the penguin?
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The next stop on Leif’s globe-trot was Serra da Canastra National Park in Brazil. Can you find the penguin?
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It was back to the mountains next. The Tamerza Oasis, to be specific — the largest mountain oasis in Tunisia. Can you find the penguin?
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Bonnie Scotland was next on Leif’s list. The Isle of Mull made for a perfect penguin-hiding spot. Can you find the penguin?
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Next, Leif bravely visited the supposedly-haunted Wistman’s Wood in Devon, United Kingdom. Can you find the penguin?
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From there, it was off to the Last Frontier — Alaska. Leif was squirrelled away in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Can you find the penguin?
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Leif then hopped over to Réunion Island to explore the tamarind forest in the Plaine des Tamarins. Can you find the penguin?
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The next stop was the the green lagoon in Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote, Spain. Can you find the penguin?
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To end November with a bang, Leif dived into the snowy Salmon River in Mount Hood National Forest, in the United States. Can you find the penguin?
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Leif’s first December adventure was to the forested banks of Mianus River park in Connecticut. Can you find the penguin?
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The tour of national parks continued with Talampaya National Park in Argentina. Can you find the penguin?
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And for a final stop, Leif visited TKTKTK. Can you find the penguin?
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Whew, around the world in 48 penguin puzzles! Before we go, a parting tip for penguin hunters, experienced and novice. Leif Penguinson is not bound by the laws of the natural world and can reach places that a real-life penguin could only dream of waddling, swimming or climbing to. Don’t limit your search!
