 A lot of businesses have like their little mascot or something that represents them. The penguin is a really fun way to represent Wyoming, and we get asked that all the time. Why so many penguins? And those penguins are a tip of the hat to Admiral Byrd's Little America post in Antarctica. While Admiral Byrd was there, they captured 13 different penguins and brought them back on an expedition. Knowing about Little America that had been established, he brought some of those to us as a gift.