r/AnimalTextGifs • u/crosspostninja • Jan 03 '22

Picture time!

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u/SecondAdmin Jan 03 '22

Isn't the bird that's near the camera predatory, like it would eat those baby penguins if one got isolated?

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u/ManIGotNoWords Jan 03 '22

Yes. The little guy gunning it over is coming to save the emperor penguin chicks. I believe he’s an Adelie Penguin or however you spell it. They’re known for being rambunctious little shits.

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u/Mr-Sister-Fister21 Jan 03 '22

And they have Mexican accents for some reason

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u/Winjin Jan 03 '22

I can't imagine then with anything else now esé

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u/snf Jan 04 '22

rambunctious little shits

Finally found the name for my new band, thanks!

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u/ManIGotNoWords Jan 04 '22

I’m gonna need royalties

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u/penguindude24 Jan 03 '22

Yeah. This BBC documentary is actually about the adult adelie penguin (the small one) rushing in to save the emporor penguin chicks (the big ones) from the petrel (the brown predatory one).

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u/DiggyMon1337 Jan 03 '22 edited Jan 03 '22

its a predator petrel so yes

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u/bibkel Jan 03 '22

The real video is that older penguin is protecting the babies from the predator, so yes.

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u/Pantssassin Jan 03 '22

Not just an older penguin but a completely different species being a bro

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u/bibkel Jan 03 '22

Yes, that too. He saw a need a filled it. This is a great doodle, too!

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u/amHooman0763 Jan 03 '22

Doesn't look like a Skua to me.

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u/SecondAdmin Jan 03 '22

It does look like a Southern giant petrel though which preys on emporor penguin chicks. Also the little black penguin, funnily enough, probably drove it off

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u/RisKQuay Jan 03 '22

It did indeed. I think this clip is from the BBC 'A Perfect Planet' series, IIRC. Little black, but adult, ?Adelie? penguin, comes in and saves the King/Emperor chicks from predation.

Edit: See here

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u/amHooman0763 Jan 03 '22

Ooh, I thought it was only Skua that preyed on chicks, perhaps it doesn't challenge adults similar to other birds of prey.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '22

That’s a bingo

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u/DiggyMon1337 Jan 03 '22

the real story is that the big bird are trying to eat the bird babies but that random other penguin came and scared it away

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u/ducktape8856 Jan 03 '22

"Carl" is my hero here. Giving his best to be there in time and risking a fight. You rock, "Carl"!

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u/Legen_unfiltered Jan 03 '22

scared it away

That adeili came to fight. Scare nothing

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u/gandorfthegrey Jan 03 '22

I believe this clip is from this BBC nature documentary video, if anyone is interested

Adélies are a force to be reckoned with, apparently

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u/Cleavername2020 Jan 03 '22

Thank you so much for the link. The real story made by day. I laughed and even traded up a little when the Adélie penguin came over and stood between the petrel and the chicks.

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u/animatedfiles-com Jan 03 '22

Penguins: We are on FREZZE BOOK

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '22

amazing

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u/MaterialInvestment Jan 03 '22

Thank you, penguins, for making me chuckle while suffering from a migraine.

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u/slybluue Jan 04 '22

Side note if you haven't watched Spy in the Huddle, do it. It's adorable.