The kororā (little blue penguin) I saw in New Zealand at the most fantastic rehabilitation center at Christchurch airport.
All of the inhabitants are unable to survive in the wild and are being very well cared for. It was amazing.
Their round shape and their lil flappers and their pose is just perfect so adorable
They’re predators, but they’re the “I’m adapted to hunt in one environment but I hang out in another” kind of predator, so they’re these amazing fish seeking torpedoes in the water, but they’re these delightfully ridiculous footballs in dinner jackets waddling around on land. And they’re licensed under the GPL which is always cool.
Oh no…
This could be a “those that don’t know: :) vs those that know: :|” situation.
Penguins almost only leave their flock and go inland to die, as far as I’m aware it’s not exactly known why.
Probably just a random instinct that was reinforced by survival of the fittest (at group population levels) because it meant that group didn’t contaminate their nests or water with the dead, which would also attract scavengers that might also try to prey on living penguins when there weren’t any already dead handy.
Or maybe they go to get frozen so that when a future penguin solves the problem of death, they can go and unfreeze the frozen penguins and use that massive undead penguin army to conquer more southern islands.
Because they know it’s coming, and now’s the best time to find out what’s out there.
If seeing this doesn’t delight you, you’re a monster. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. You’re a monster.
Hello, I would like one fish combo please, hold the seal.
Penguins just haven’t been around humans enough to avoid them, like most mainland animals learned the hard way.
Apex predator?
Adelie don’t care.
What, humans? No, we are omnivores, occasional predators.
But there’s no such thing as land predators.
😍
That penguin is saying “Hey hoomans! Get off my lawn!”
