Opus the Penguin

Opus T. Penguin is a character featured in the comic strips and children's books of, most notably the popular 1980s strip . He is a penguin from the Falkland Islands who was separated from his mother at a young age, and much of his personality is therefore enmeshed in his sense of abandonment and yearning for a mother figure. As one of the main characters in Breathed's work, he is also the main character of the Christmas special A Wish For Wings That Work (and the storybook it is based on).