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Penguin Cheats Death

Category: penguins
Posted on: December 9, 2008 2:30 PM, by Benny Bleiman

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Once again, ladies and gentleman, Nick Van Der Horst.

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As much as I love penguins, I think I'd get pretty nervous in that situation and feel... ambivalent about his presence.

Posted by: pough | December 9, 2008 3:57 PM

whew!

Posted by: ym | December 9, 2008 7:04 PM

It's all fun and games until a frustrated orca takes a bite out of your boat....

Still, glad that the penguin got away!

Posted by: Theodosia | December 9, 2008 9:05 PM

I gotta agree with pough and Theodosia on this, heh. In an orca vs teeny boat battle, Mr. Penguin would get the boot. I like how the penguin is absolutely fine with the humans being so close though..."Hey guys, sup? You hiding up here too?"

Posted by: Zelly | December 9, 2008 9:22 PM

This makes me happy! The penguin is safe and the people didn't get et either. Cute music, which really makes the video perfect. Once again, thanks for sharing!

Posted by: Pat | December 10, 2008 11:57 AM

I guessed the ending (there are only so many places a penguin can escape from an orca), but it was still nice to see after those terrifying clips of a great white shark eating seals in BB Planet Earth.

Posted by: Myles | December 10, 2008 6:46 PM

The gentoo was just a play thing, not a meal. Orcas sometimes eat their toys and some times don't bother.

Posted by: BlindRobin | December 12, 2008 7:32 PM

Here's the original 5 minute video.

Posted by: The Science Pundit | December 15, 2008 11:24 AM