Today is Penguin Awareness Day.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/penguin-awareness-day/
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/penguin-awareness-day
https://www.facebook.com/PenguinAwarenessDays/

There's a lot of other stuff going on, but we mustn't forget about our little flightless friends.

[Bayard]

1. I love the 3 in the foreground watching

Happy Penguin day!

[shenmue]

2. Squee

[raven mad]

3. I love these flitterdigibbets!

And every tourist thinks we have them way up here................ Tourists.................

[Fla Dem]

4. I actually did not know penguins could fly.

Loved how the 3 penguins on the ground are kind of saying the same thing..."OMG, I didn't know we could fly!"

[LisaL]

5. They can't.

It's not a real footage.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. They can't. The gif is from an April Fools video

made by the BBC a few years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_penguins

[Fla Dem]

7. Well it fooled me. Duh!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Here's the whole thing:

[sl8]

9. Oh no, I missed it!

Darn.

Thanks for the video.

Here's penguin story from last week:

From http://www.independent.co.uk/video/News/penguin-video-funny-antarctic-expediton-boat-canoe-australia-division-a8165921.html

(Video at link)

Curious penguin jumps into expedition boat in Antarctica
Researchers say he wasn't the only one.

Tom Richell 3 days ago

Researchers in Antarctica didn't have to pick up a penguin because one jumped into their boat.

The creature popped up for a quick visit while the Australia Antarctic Division were on an expedition in his waters.

The team said he wasn't the only one and eight more inquisitive penguins came by to investigate

Edit to add video of different penguin, visiting tourists in Zodiak:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Squee! I love penguins!

Thanks for the videos!

[tblue37]

12. At about 2'10" " he reaches a wing out and rests it on the man's arm, then leaves it there

for about 19 seconds!

[edbermac]

11. About time!