little birds. Question from: helen to: Someone else dated: 28 Feb Question: how did shackleton become a famous antarctica explorer Answer: Hi Helen, Do you mean Sir Ernest Shackleton? He did quite a lot of stuff in the Antarctic. In 1902, he tried to reach the South Pole with another explorer named Robert Falcon Scott. They didn't make it, but they got back safely. In 1908, he tried again to reach the South Pole, this time with his own expedition, and missed again! In 1915, he tried to walk all the way across Antarctica, but his ship got caught in the ice and squished. Shackleton managed to rescue all of his men (although another group of his men who were laying food out on the ice for him to eat as he crossed Antarctica got into trouble and three of them died). So I suppose you could say Shackleton got famous by trying really hard and being really brave, even though he didn't succeed in doing what he'd set out to do. This Shackleton (me, the bear) isn't famous, but I hope that I can help everyone learn about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. I'm going to try as hard as Sir Ernest to do it. SBxx Question from: daniel to: Shackleton Bear dated: 28 Feb Question: how tall do pengueins get.And is it true that you are named after the famous explorer Ernest shackleton. Answer: Hi Daniel, The tallest penguin is the Emperor Penguin (like Happy Feet), and he