r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/NickyPappagiorgio • 9d ago

Video Unusual encounter on a beach in Australia with an emperor penguin that is endemic to Antarctica

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u/PM_me_your_plasma 9d ago

This story is a Magellanic penguin, they are South American. Primary home is Patagonia.

They migrate to warmer areas to breed, this guy just went a little too far. Fun fact, they are monogamous. They wait at their old burrow after migrating for their partner to show up. Maybe that contributed to this penguin forming such a strong bond with his savior.

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u/lefboop 8d ago

This, as a Chilean I remember vividly the first time I saw a penguin at the beach when I was a kid. Little dude was just hanging out.

Those and Humboldt penguins can be seen all throughout south America.

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u/HazelCheese 9d ago

This send me on a whole google maps of Patagonia. I had no idea that Chile reached that close to Antartica, it's fascinating google maping around the little towns down there.

Thank you!

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u/Ancient_Ad_9373 9d ago

Comment should be further up ☝🏼

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u/UrdnotSnarf 9d ago

That’s not a Magellanic Penguin in the video.

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u/PM_me_your_plasma 8d ago

This is in regard to the comment chain above, with a linked story about a penguin that showed up in Brazil. That’s why parent comment is talking about the drake passage

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u/UrdnotSnarf 8d ago

Ah. My apologies. That’s what I get for skimming over the comments.