The penguins who were let loose in a Chicago aquarium met Beluga whales, and it's hard to tell

[orleans]

The penguins who were let loose in a Chicago aquarium met Beluga whales, and it's hard to tell who was more starstruck

"In the midst of a news cycle filled with few uplifting stories, hearts across America were instantly warmed by the sight of adorable penguins exploring an empty aquarium.

And thankfully for all of us, the penguins at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, have continued their field trips as the space remains closed.

This week, the sweet penguins got to meet three Beluga whales named Kayavak, Mayuak, and baby Annik.

The Belugas were especially fascinated by Wellington, a rockhopper penguin. "

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[Baclava]

1. "Yum, he looks delicious" A little closer...a little more...

[StarryNite]

2. Henry Beston said it best...

“Remote from universal nature, and living by complicated artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the glass of his knowledge and sees thereby a feather magnified and the whole image in distortion. We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth.” ~ Henry Beston

[murielm99]

3. That is beautiful.

Have you read any of his books? If so, do you have any recommendations?

[Celerity]

6. The Outermost House : A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod

https://www.bookdepository.com/Outermost-House-Henry-Beston/9781911590149?ref=grid-view&qid=1587278783467&sr=1-2

[StarryNite]

8. No, I have not but I really need to.

[ZZenith]

4. That really does say it best.

Crikey, that’s good writing.

[Celerity]

5. +100000

[mr_lebowski]

10. Awesome! nt

[montana_hazeleyes]

12. I love that StarryNite . Thank you for posting it.

[The Magistrate]

14. That Is Just Wonderful, Ma'am

Beyond even the best of Loren Eisley....

[Celerity]

7. ...

https://twitter.com/Mtrujillo_art

[gopiscrap]

9. I love it

[mr_lebowski]

11. I freaking love Belugas ... they are such magnificent creatures ... thanks for this! nt

[byronius]

13. Gorgeous, gorgeous footage.

[Squinch]

15. The Westworld of the animal kingdom.