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Antarctica marching gentoo penguins
Originally uploaded by ashminder.ubhi

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Wings down, why can't I fly?
Originally uploaded by Raamo

Pecking order is the name of the game

• Kelly Ryan
• From: Herald Sun
• December 30, 2010 12:00AM

This gentoo Penguin chick has been named Huckle by Herald Sun readers.Picture: Alex Coppel Source: Herald Sun

 

AUSTRALIA'S first mainland-born gentoo penguin is proving a leader among the flock - and Herald Sun readers fought a tight contest for naming rights for the baby.

Chick "Huckle" stands taller than its four fluffy cousins and is proving a protective older playmate to them.
Reader Carolyn Brown of Canterbury came up with the name Huckle, a clever combination of the bird's mum Pickle and dad Finn.
Hundreds of readers made their own contributions, all keen to personally help mark the special ceremony of a celebrated birth.
Four gentoo penguin chicks have been born, the first generation of the species on special display at Melbourne Aquarium.
For her efforts, Ms Brown can look forward to a VIP tour of the exhibit, including a meet and greet of the aquarium's specialist penguin staff.

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Antarctica 2011 - Large 7d 184.jpg
Originally uploaded by ashminder.ubhi

Anyone paying attention? lol

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Pingüí Papua (Pygoscelis papua) amb els pollets al capvespre. Illa de Sealion. Illes Falkland.
Originally uploaded by Joan Masdeu

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with chicks at dusk. Sealion Island. Falkland Islands.

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Gentoo Penguins
Originally uploaded by Barry "Canuck" Griffiths

Gentoo Penguins @ Petermann Island, Antarctica

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Roaring Penguin
Originally uploaded by -YATCHUNG-

Little one, learn from me. Let them hear you roar. Roar baby roar.

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Pingüins Papua (Pygoscelis papua) i de Magallanes (Spheniscus magellanicus) a la paltja durant un temporal de vent. Illa de Sealion. Illes Falkland.
Originally uploaded by Joan Masdeu

Gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) and Magellanic (Spheniscus magellanicus) penguins at the beach during a wind storm. Sealion Island. Falkland Islands

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I think I can, I think I can - FLY
Originally uploaded by -YATCHUNG-

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Splitting Penguin
Originally uploaded by -YATCHUNG-

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Roaring Penguin
Originally uploaded by -YATCHUNG-

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Fight! Fight! Fight!
Originally uploaded by pinguino

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Antarctica Holiday 2010
Originally uploaded by nb_photo

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Gentoo Penguin
Originally uploaded by Barry "Canuck" Griffiths

Gentoo Penguin (announcing its arrival) @ Aitcho Island, Antarctica

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I am falling to bits.
Originally uploaded by csam

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King of the Castle, King of the Castle
Originally uploaded by Globalkins

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Airborn Gentoo
Originally uploaded by mgsbird

Gentoo Penguin rockhopping at Georges Point, Ronge Island, Antarctica.

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IMG_4911
Originally uploaded by ..fly:vale..

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Webcam feed of animals playing at Edinburgh Zoo becomes internet sensation

Penguins march on to ZooTube

By Claire Cohen
6th January 2011

They are the latest unlikely stars of the internet.
But you won’t see these celebrities stumbling out of a nightclub or appearing on a reality show any time soon.
Why? They’re penguins - and far too busy sliding around in the snow.

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Ice cool: Captured on a webcam the penguins of Edinburgh Zoo have become this winter's internet sensation

Captured on a webcam - which some wags have christened ZooTube - the penguins of Edinburgh Zoo have become this winter’s internet sensation.
The live feed shows the zoo’s Gentoo penguin population (they have a distinctive white stripe on their heads), although King penguins have been known to wander into shot, too.
While Edinburgh Zoo itself was closed over Christmas and the New Year, people from all over the world were logging on to watch the penguins at play and swimming and splashing about in their pool.

 

Playtime: Watching the zoo's Gentoo penguin population has been described as 'the best thing on the internet'

Twitter users described the webcam as ‘the best thing on the internet’, even admitting to being ‘jealous’ of the fun the creatures seemed to be having.
So popular was the webcam, that the huge number of people trying to access it even led to the internet site crashing.

To see the penguins log on to edinburghzoo.org.uk/EZPenguinCam.html.

Just make sure to do it before the sun goes down: the camera doesn’t have night vision - and trying to p-p-p-pick penguins out in the dark isn’t much fun.

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Gettin ready for lunch
Originally uploaded by JasonGreenePhoto

Don't think you're gonna steal MY thunder!

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IMG_4910
Originally uploaded by ..fly:vale..

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Penguin Parade
Originally uploaded by MuzzyOlorea

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A Pair of Gentoo Penguins
Originally uploaded by Derek Pettersson

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Gentoo Penguin in water
Originally uploaded by Derek Pettersson

Penguin Confuses Sea Lion For A Rock (VIDEO)

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If an animal does something adorable in nature and no camera is around to record it, does the world still go "aww?" In this case, we don't have to examine such a hypothetical scenario. As if penguins' waddling weren't already cute enough, we get to see a "whoopsie" moment for this penguin when it steps on what it believes to be a rock. The mistake is quickly recovered but not before all witnesses are hopelessly enamored.

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Mom?
Originally uploaded by jodie.chadbourn

Gads, this must be the cutest penguin in the world!

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Penguin Domestic Dispute in Progress
Originally uploaded by Rob Burke

'I stay home all day looking after the kids and you just show up, with that ridiculous new hairstyle and smelling of herring, and you expect dinner to just be made for you... and where in the world did you get that ludicrous armband?!'

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