Mother Penguin

"Egad! My baby!! Have you seen my baby??? She's the most precious baby in the whole world. They say she has my beak...I just can't remember where I left her. Let's see...I stopped for herring and ice cubes, then I...oohh! I just don't know!"

- Mother Penguin

The Mother Penguin is a penguin who appears on Cool, Cool Mountain in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. She has lost her daughter, Tuxie, so Mario (or Luigi or Wario in the DS version) goes to look for her. Once Tuxie is rescued, the Mother Penguin rewards Mario with a Power Star, completing the mission Li'l Penguin Lost.

If Mario brings her another baby penguin, the Mother Penguin will not accept it. She insists that this baby penguin is not her daughter and that they look nothing alike.

If Tuxie is taken back after being delivered to the Mother Penguin, she follows Mario with a cross expression until he drops Tuxie again. However, she does not seem to react in any way if Mario gets far enough away or drops Tuxie off the edge.