Watch What Happens When A Confused Penguin Hops Away With The Wrong Group
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If you think all penguins look alike, you are not the only one. A hilarious video, captured by Andrea Barlow, director of the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust, reveals that the aquatic, flightless birds sometimes also have a hard time distinguishing between one another.
The recently-released footage, taken on the Falkland Islands — a remote archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean — shows two groups of rockhopper penguins crossing paths and engaging in a short, amicable conversation. According to Barlow, the colony of about twelve penguins on the left was returning from sea, while the joyfully skipping birds on the right were heading out to the water, probably in search of a yummy meal. However, as the two groups disperse and continue towards their respective destinations, a member of the right colony is seen hopping away with the other group. Fortunately, a buddy realized it was missing and rushed back to retrieve the confused bird.
Endemic to the islands north of Antarctica, from Chile to New Zealand, rockhopper penguins are the world's smallest penguins. The aquatic birds, which stand about 20 inches (1.6 feet) tall, sport a distinct crest of spiky yellow and black feathers on their heads, blood-red eyes, a red-orange beak, and pink webbed feet. Rockhopper penguins were once found in large numbers, especially on the Falkland Islands. However, commercial overfishing, pollution, and other factors, such as oil spills, have reduced their population by as much as 30 percent over the past two decades.
Resources: Dailymail.co.uk, Huffpost.com, Wikidpedia.org, nationalgeographic.com.
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keelyn209almost 5 yearsAhhh penguins!😍
kipoatesimaalmost 5 yearsAww So cute but funny lol
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maryngleasonalmost 5 yearsThis is adorable!!!!!!- brooklynjalmost 5 yearsHhaha thats funny I love how that one penguin stopped and looked around noticed one of them were gone hopped back towards the other group and then he found the one and they hoped back together. Penguins are adorable I've seen so many a Zoo's they are just so ADORIBLE! Comment #cutepenguins if you agree penguins are cute!
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firestar_0178almost 5 yearspenguins are so adoarable
hope12almost 5 yearsso cute
Mrs. Richardsalmost 5 yearsThis is an excellent video and it really does a great job of explaining the environmental effects on penguins. I totally laughed out loud and it is much needed in these times.
mint_maniacalmost 5 yearsI agree, but it can also be sad when a penguin gets separated from its family and friends. Although the video made my cry tears of laughter.
northernechoalmost 5 yearsfunny
chloeheyyyalmost 5 yearsah cute
