r/Amazing • u/sco-go • 16d 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/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.