In the nature it’s strict forbidden to touch pinguins, becaise it destroys the plumage impregnation and insulation, which has deadly consequences for the pinguin in the Water and with an harsh climate. Because of this you never will see scientifics doing it. Different in Zoos.
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dis_da_mor@anarchist.nexus 11 hours agoas the other comment said, depends on the species
like look at this fella 30cm fairy penguin being held prior to release on a sunny shore with low wave of water i like this video about them
Zerush@lemmy.ml 10 hours ago
Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
This picture looks like it isn’t in a harsh climate. We generally think of penguins living in the polar ice caps, but there are several species that live in warmer climates. Based on the sandy beach here, I’m guessing this is one of those.
dkppunk@piefed.social 6 hours ago
Birch Aquarium in San Diego has a little blue penguin live cam of these guys! They are really cute.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
Also known as Little Penguins in a rare case of extremely apt naming 😁
RobMyBot@lemmy.ml 6 hours ago
They have a bunch of these lil fellas at the Cincinnati Zoo, and they are doubly cute in person. Just saying.