Long video of activity in the gentoo penguin colony

[@SymphonyOfTerror]

Oh my God, I could watch this all day.

[@maxazzopardi7446]

I've been watching this all day every day this week! I just got fired from my job as CTO of a burgeoning company.

[@leadersuccess3761]

Penguins are like humans they can't stand each other but they live together.

[@PenguinsInternational]

So glad you liked them. Hopefully more to come next week!

[@HeIIoHater]

i like the cute little chubby penguins

[@johnlarson1249]

I love how every time it gets just a little bit quiet, and a bit more calm, some Gentoo has to all of a sudden come running down one of the aisle ways like his hair has just been set on fire, stirring everyone up again. These guys are hilarious. I wish I could know what they are incessantly trying to say with those fluttering vocalizations.

[@PenguinsInternational]

Most of what they are saying is probably calling for their mate or defending their little "territory" around their nest. Thanks for watching!

[@ViAikBreeck]

I've been watching Linux videos and now KZbin has put this into my recommended

[@CenturianEagle]

A lot of fights breaking out I didn’t know gentoos were like that

[@PenguinsInternational]

That does happen a lot when they live so close together!

[@CenturianEagle]

Penguins International haha fair enough, well, they’re still ridiculously cute!

[@johnlarson7858]

Funny thing...from what I've read, the Gentoo are by far the most docile and least confrontational of the penguin species.

[@PenguinsInternational]

Somehow I missed this comment earlier. Sorry! That's something I've never heard before -- I'll have to look into it. I can say that Chinstraps are very feisty and Kings are always whacking at each other. Southern Rockhoppers are also pretty aggressive. Adelies don't seem to be very confrontational that I've noticed, but now I'll have to watch them more closely and see if it's less than Gentoos. I've only been around Emperors a few times and they were all calm at the time. Magellanics are pretty calm since they just stay in their burrows most of the time. Thanks for giving me something to check out!

[@KellyBrown-q4q]

So cute they are

[@boonmingng6727]

Gentoo penguin chicks so Lovely, fat and well take care of by their parents amazing

[@PenguinDT]

I need to find a way to turn a KZbin video into a screensaver; This would be perfect! Thank you again for all the great uploads; You've been on a roll today :)

[@SamSquids]

Install /G/entoo

[@eagles_s]

27:11 How did that King Penguin get there? Is it having an identity crisis or is just rebellious?

[@WeedShaggy]

Nah his disguise got exposed

[@jakemiketta3868]

Those are the Penguins 🐧 from Mr. Popper’s Penguins 🐧

[@watashibr]

Awesome Gentoo Penguins Video! Thank you!

[@aidangm7419]

0:30 claustrophobia be like. Btw it’s hilarious of how the gentoo in the middle is tryna tighten up his body as if he has claustrophobia himself.

[@EssiereFFm]

This is therapy.

[@natalia-mn3li]

every family is facing a different drama 😭 so freaking cute

[@KellyBrown-q4q]

So cute

[@razorback9999able]

Gentoo Penguins sound like: 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@leadersuccess3761]

21:09 That penguin pecked at the mother penguin as it was saying hey leave that child alone !

[@jad1079]

Would be funny if there was a random penguin going around causing mayhem, trying to start fights with everybody.

[@maxazzopardi7446]

I like that King Penguin towards the end just molting in the Gentoo community. He's got to be wondering, what the hell are they saying?

[@jad1079]

4:07 What's with the green on the front of that penguin?

[@quelotsaqui8836]

And I was thinking that my neighbors suck. lmao 🐧

[@CenturianEagle]

There’s a moulting king penguin there lol what’s he doing there? Watch at 27:04, watch as the one gentoo randomly gets furious and chases the other, they run past the moulting king

[@PenguinsInternational]

Yes, that molting King was hanging out in that colony. It happens on occasion. It's only a guess, but I'm assuming they do this if their timing is off and they start molting before they reach their home breeding colony. Once they start to molt, they lose the waterproof properties of their feathers and can't swim. So they find the nearest colony of penguins of any species and feel safer with them until they complete their molt. That was a good observation in such a long video!

[@CenturianEagle]

Penguins International thanks! Lol yeah don’t know how I noticed that, I think cuz I was watching it on my big tv and was relaxing to it or something and just happened to see it at the right time. And I’m definitely satisfied with that answer you gave! You obviously know a lot more about penguins than me but I feel like your guess was definitely right. It Makes sense, and I thought it might have been something like that. thanks for replying!

[@PenguinsInternational]

Hi Goochsurfer! Thank you for all of the comments. We've been able to read them, but unable to reply. We are currently in the field with the penguins right now and have a short window of internet connection. We'll be able to reply to more of your comments in several weeks when we're back in civilization. Thanks for watching!! :)

[@kotobaza2099]

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@Javier-pm3fs]

So cute!

[@jad1079]

They're so needlessly mean to each other. One penguin will walk by another penguin and that simple interaction will cause them to act like they want to kill each other.

[@cherreline]

They’re extremely protective of their property

[@c64club]

​@@cherreline Not always. They are very tolerant for neighbors' actions compared to Adelies or Chinstraps. Chinstap can get so angry that will even try to beat a man. Hurts...

[@leadersuccess3761]

it's like a stinky dirty apartment with annoying neighbor's.

[@spacepopeXIV]

Oh my God, Feathers Mcgraw

[@leadersuccess3761]

penguins can be assholes just like us humans.

[@Bulbagaba992]

Where are the skuas and giant petrels?

[@PenguinsInternational]

That's a great question and an astute observation! This video was shot at the Cow Bay colony which we also noticed for several years does not have a large number of skuas and virtually no giant petrels. We don't have a good answer except that this colony is farther from the water's edge than most other Gentoo colonies, so perhaps they don't attract as many predators. That's only a guess. The Volunteer Point colony just a few kms away has noticeably more skuas and giant petrels, but is also a much bigger colony (or more numerous smaller colonies of 3 different species of penguins) and is also much closer to the water's edge.

[@MR-bq6xu]

I’m glad their safe away from those brutal suckers

[@whysoserious9644]

sigh.. all i ask for in life is to see the chubbiest, cutest penguin chick, awkwardly running from and eventually falling victim to a ruthless scene predaton, and time after time we get this.

[@SamSquids]

I don't get it, this is just a video of what goes on in 4Chan's /g/ board...

[@damienrubensson2211]

The moment you realize that you failed to put on deodorant @ 0:28

[@c64club]

I have spent over a yea in their colony. Surprising how dumb and vulnerable they are on land, comparing to how clever they act in water. Skuas intentionally make them argue each other - angry penguin sometimes prefer to beat a neighbor than keep eggs. Where is this? Older chicks must suffer from heat here. I remember ones that laid in snowy mud to reduce overheat a bit. Audio (and smell) of colony is unforgetable.

[@PenguinsInternational]

This was taken in the Falkland Islands. They get some heat stress on occasion, but generally during the breeding season it's cold enough to keep them happy. Where did you spend a year with them? That's very interesting! And yes, the smell is unforgettable!

[@c64club]

@@PenguinsInternational Arctowski Station, South Shetlands.There is Adelie colony (plus small breeding group of Chinstraps) directly next to station and some smaller Gentoo colony just a mile away. May Gentoos stayed for whole winter. Observing differences between them is fascinating. Gentoos generally don't bother if other penguin eg hit them when running or poop on them, but they build nests in biggest distances from neighbors. That's why there is a "ray trace" on stones around every nest. Breeding adult always set its position to catch sun, so during a day it marks around when pooping. It works and looks like "sun clock" ;) Chinstraps are most likely to get offended by small things, they fight or argue frequently. They can even start to beat a human or fur seal. Colleague got his knee beaten by Chinstrap. Regenerated few days. Penguins' wings are fast, strong and heavy. Heat stress is one problem. The other is snow melting too fast some years. Youngest chicks sometimes god drown when a parent sits on them but water from molten snow flows under. Older chicks in last period when they change feather, try anything to lose a heat. First swimming in glacier stream, laying in mud, stay not that close to others in "preschool group".

[@PenguinsInternational]

@@c64club That's a fantastic account of your time there. Thank you for sharing! None of us here have ever heard the term "ray trace" but it is a great description of their poo patterns!

[@c64club]

@@PenguinsInternational This isn't any official term, just my observation as ornitologist's assist, but not as orniologist. I'm a mechanic, automatic, electric, weld etc specialist so I sometimes may use uncommon names for natural things.

[@jad1079]

21:05 ☹️

[@markswamy6830]

Thieving penguin at 5:10.

[@aidangm7419]

Good eyes

[@jacksugden8190]

It’s boredom and stress

[@jeenasalonga3942]

Hello! I'm Jeena Salonga, a researcher from the Philippines under a media network named "GMA Network, Inc.". I have come across this video of penguins. I would like to ask permission for usage of this video as a material for our segment on the program "Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" where we would be doing a segment about penguins. Rest assured that we will give proper credit on your file as we use it. I hope you could let me know about your feedback on this, as soon as possible. Thank you!

[@jeenasalonga3942]

May I know where can I email you?

[@ervin65]

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@KellyBrown-q4q]

So cute