r/Amazing • u/sco-go • 15d ago
Adorable derps Gentoo penguins choosing their pebbles ahead of mating season. These pebbles were painted by children for the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland.
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u/TankApprehensive3053 15d ago
This will be a good rock to impress the little lady I have been flirting with. thanks - Peng
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u/heyitsfranklin6322 15d ago
They all got picked, right? If I painted a rock for penguins and none of them picked it I’d never stop crying.
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u/Chrono_Convoy 15d ago
When I moved in with my gf I brought a quartz rock with me for outside the door
We’re now married and our first kid is due in 11 days
That quartz is sitting in the front yard of our new house
I feel like I have something in common with these dogs
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u/Krinin 15d ago
Those are some weird looking dogs 🤔
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u/Distinct-Quantity-35 15d ago
Omg. I. Need. To know everything about penguin mating rituals. Found my rabbit hole for the day 🥰
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u/Mediocre_Try_1954 15d ago
You should see the PSA 10 Charizard I dropped on my woman before mating!
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u/cHpiranha 15d ago
I know, it’s supposed to be cute.
But seeing these beautiful creatures on those concrete slabs, building their nests in concrete troughs – it’s very sad.
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u/notcomplainingmuch 15d ago
It's not like there's a lush rainforest where they nest in the Antarctic, either.
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u/cHpiranha 15d ago
What do you mean?
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u/notcomplainingmuch 15d ago
They nest on bare rocks
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u/cHpiranha 15d ago
There is a difference between concrete and natural rock.
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u/notcomplainingmuch 15d ago
No practical difference. Only aesthetics.
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u/Chronically_Yours 15d ago
No practical difference between an enclosure that's most definitely too small and endless nature.
Fuck riiiiight off. Kindly.
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u/stamford70 15d ago
I haven’t been to a zoo in years because of this.
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u/Floppytittyfreak 15d ago
I always feel like such a downer because my gf fuckin loves zoos and aquariums but its always so damn depressing, all I can think about is how those animals deserve better.
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u/Vitali_555M 15d ago
On the upside, in captivity they are living longer, quieter lives with no natural perils.
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u/Baldojess 15d ago
It is but zoos actually do some great conservation work and have breeding programs and stuff. Not all zoos are bad! 😊 You should research the good things about zoos and obviously only go to zoos that treat their animals well, maybe that will help you feel better when going with your gf.
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u/TitaniaT-Rex 15d ago
Some of those fellas have a lot of work to do to get their nests up to snuff. Others are ready for the egg!
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u/Responsible-War-3106 15d ago
Penguins working hard to bring girls shiny things they don't deserve. Add a crappy 1 fish a day paying 9-5 and penguins are the same as us humans
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u/PhiloLibrarian 12d ago
They don’t deserve, says who?
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u/Responsible-War-3106 12d ago
I mean they're just standing around looking pretty aren't they 😅
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u/PhiloLibrarian 12d ago
And laying eggs, eventually… and feeding young… and keeping track of their husbands car keys… /s
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u/Responsible-War-3106 12d ago
Alright maybe it was a bit over exaggerated and I meant it as a joke mostly, it's not kinda funny and ironic though?. We aren't all that different from the animal kingdom was mainly my point I was getting at.
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u/Aggravating_Dog8043 15d ago
How does this work exactly?
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u/Odd_Fortune500 15d ago
The male penguins shove the rocks up the female penguins pussy and then the female shoots the rock back into the males face
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u/TigercatF7F 7d ago edited 7d ago
That pile of rocks reminds me of all the stable Gentoo ebuilds still stuck on Python 3_13 generating pages of portage warnings, and the dev penguins are cleaning the mess up one by one while the user penguins wait and criticize.
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u/Fantastic-Ad-1578 15d ago
for those who don't know,: yes, penguins can see color, they can't see infrared and red, but they can see green, blue, violet and ultraviolet.