Can you spot the penguin in every game this year?
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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.)
When you’re ready — click here to see the answer!
Next, Leif rock-hopped the Atlantic to a pine forest near Chinyero volcano in Tenerife, Spain. Can you find the penguin?
When you're ready — click here to see the answer!
Then, our penguin took a dip in a waterfall in Danska Fall nature reserve, Halmstad, Sweden. Can you find the penguin?
When you're ready— click here to see the answer!
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