Expeditions to Antarctica are constantly filled with surprises because it is such a remote territory that still has a lot of uncharted territory.
Eddie Gault, an Australian, went on an expedition there and brought his camera to photograph penguin colonies. Among the fascinating photographs he managed to capture was one of penguins taking a selfie.
Gault went to Auster Rookery with the intention of photographing a group of Emperor penguins and left his camera near them to document their daily activities. After he left his camera there, one of the penguins approached it, and as seen in the photo, a penguin knocked the camera over and accidentally took a selfie with the other penguins.
If you’re unfamiliar with Emperor penguins, they are the largest penguin species on the planet, standing 45 inches tall on average.
They can also live for up to twenty years and are used to survive in harsh conditions such as Antarctic weather. Emperor penguins live in colonies, and their breeding season is in the winter, when female penguins lay their eggs and male penguins care for them.
If you want to learn more about Emperor penguins, there is a lot of footage taken at Auster Rookery that you can find on the internet.
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