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wnylib

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14. Did the penguin really know that

Reply to Ka-Dinh Oy (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 15, 2021, 01:44 PM

Mar 2021

the people and the boat were safe? Or did it jump into the boat the same as it might jump onto a rock? Anything to get out of the water where the orcas could not reach it.

Looks like the penguin distracted the orcas from their curiosity about the boat, which they could easily have tipped over. A win win for the penguin and the boat people.

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Penguin Leaps Into Tour Boat to Avoid Being Eaten By Killer Whales! [View all] Amaryllis Mar 2021 OP

Survival. . . Iliyah Mar 2021 #1

Agreed, but..... Volaris Mar 2021 #6

That little penguin knew where to go. Ka-Dinh Oy Mar 2021 #2

Did the penguin really know that wnylib Mar 2021 #14

You're probably not supposed to touch the animals wryter2000 Mar 2021 #3

Nice inspiration for a Monday morning dlk Mar 2021 #4

The fittest, and the smartest. calimary Mar 2021 #5

He was so cute! dlk Mar 2021 #7

Desperation. Any port in a storm. wnylib Mar 2021 #15

Standing up in a raft isn't the smartest either... Historic NY Mar 2021 #8

Good that somebody stopped filming for a minute to lend a helping hand. TheRickles Mar 2021 #9

Hmmm ... inflatable boats ... sharp-toothed carnivores ... maybe not a good combination. eppur_se_muova Mar 2021 #10

Maybe they were playing hide and seek.... SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2021 #11

Kinda makes you wonder birdographer Mar 2021 #12

If you watch to the end, penguin dives back into the water once the orcas are gone. Amaryllis Mar 2021 #13

"I don't know what this thing is, or anything about the creatures inside, BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #16

That is a comforting and beautiful experience. lucca18 Mar 2021 #17

It really made the occasion ultra-memorable. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #18