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@mcc@mastodon.social 2 hr. ago

Poll: Have you ever seen a penguin (in real life)

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@BillMcGuire@mastodon.social

@BillMcGuire@mastodon.social 4 min. ago

@mcc only as the zoo

@GTRichey@aus.social 19 min. ago

@mcc there’s a nightly parade of little penguins coming ashore during summer here in Victoria Aus

@dan@mastodon.durrans.com 20 min. ago

@mcc Yes! Here are some I saw at Edinburgh Zoo

@gedeonm@mastodon.social 1 hr. ago

@mcc About ten years ago my wife and I had a special pass at seaworld in Florida and we got a behind the scenes tour of the penguin house. Up close visit with them and everything. It was great except it had been raining all day and we were both soaking wet and it was very very cold in their enclosure during the tour. We both came away with pneumonia. Totally bittersweet because they were awesome.

@adamsteer@mapstodon.space 1 hr. ago

@mcc ...and not in a zoo 😉 been eyeball to eyeball with emperors, they are quite stunning 😍

Graham Sutherland🎃 / Polynomial.pdf.exe

@gsuberland@chaos.social 1 hr. ago

@mcc at Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo! they had a lot of attitude and it was very fun.

James Henstridge

@jamesh@aus.social 2 hr. ago

@mcc Outside of zoos, here's me with some jackass penguins I saw in 2005.

A photograph of myself and five jackass penguins. We're standing on a rock right on the ocean shore: myself at the right of the frame, and the penguins a fair distance away at the left of the frame. The rock is stained white, probably from a combination of salt and penguin shit.

I am wearing a long sleeved blue t-shirt and brown cargo shorts. I've got a cream coloured bucket hat on that shades the top half of my face. The penguins have black backs and white bellies, with a black line across their necks and black mask across their faces.

The ocean is visible in the background, with a blue sky and a few clouds. The horizon is not quite level. Maybe there is a sixth penguin swimming in the water? It's a bit hard to tell. — A photograph of myself and five jackass penguins. We're standing on a rock right on the ocean shore: myself at the right of the frame, and the penguins a fair distance away at the left of the frame. The rock is stained white, probably from a combination of salt and penguin shit. I am wearing a long sleeved blue t-shirt and brown cargo shorts. I've got a cream coloured bucket hat on that shades the top half of my face. The penguins have black backs and white bellies, with a black line across their necks and black mask across their faces. The ocean is visible in the background, with a blue sky and a few clouds. The horizon is not quite level. Maybe there is a sixth penguin swimming in the water? It's a bit hard to tell.

Kevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦

@kboyd@phpc.social 2 hr. ago

@mcc I saw this one in Denver: https://flic.kr/p/2sgS6uV

denver zoo - penguin

@james@bne.social 2 hr. ago

@mcc Not only have I SEEN one in real life, I’ve also eaten one.

Andrew (making toys)

@ajroach42@retro.social 2 hr. ago

@mcc Are zoos real life?

Toast, Anonymous Fedi Fungus

@ShiitakeToast@beige.party 2 hr. ago

@mcc at the zoo. That’s sorta real life. I guess it’s also sorta not.

@mcc@mastodon.social 2 hr. ago

@ShiitakeToast it's real… zoos are real

Toast, Anonymous Fedi Fungus

@ShiitakeToast@beige.party 2 hr. ago

@mcc @ShiitakeToast it’s not their natural habitat though.