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[–] 23 points 2 months ago (14 children)

Penguins are so smol?? I thought they were tall like at least maybe 3' or so. But they're less than our own knee height??

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  • [–] 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Depends on the species of penguin. There are some big ones as well as little guys! Also that penguin might be on the younger side, given that it seems pretty curious about the world.

    I'm not a marine biologist though, so treat this with a grain of salt

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  • [+] 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)
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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    In the nature it's strict forbidden to touch pinguins, becaise it destroys the plumage impregnation and insulation, which has deadly consequences for the pinguin in the Water and with an harsh climate. Because of this you never will see scientifics doing it. Different in Zoos.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    This picture looks like it isn't in a harsh climate. We generally think of penguins living in the polar ice caps, but there are several species that live in warmer climates. Based on the sandy beach here, I'm guessing this is one of those.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I'll never forget visiting a zoo in North Dakota in the summertime and it was so uncomfortably hot even for humans to be walking around and they had penguins on display at the zoo and the indoor area was closed so they had to be outside on display and they were all huddled together in a corner in the shade trying to escape the oppressive heat and it was breaking my heart. There was a pool there outside for them to swim in, but the pool was in the sun and it was just so friggin' hot outside. Poor little guys.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Emperor penguins get up to 3' but those are the largest species, the others range in sizes but most aren't that big

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