Penguins in Biblical times

It’s interesting to know how Noah managed to reach Antarctica, collect a pair of penguins and put them on an ark, all from his home in the Middle East.
How did he get there? How did he collect the penguins?
And maybe there were no penguins at all at that time? It is clear that the Bible was written by a person who lived in the Middle East, and therefore it only mentions animals that could be found in the Middle East…