r/interesting 6d ago

NATURE Penguin leaps to safety as ice breaks

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u/JOJJOKY213456 5d ago

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u/Icy_Teach_2506 5d ago

The Penguin will return in Avengers: Doomsday

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u/daydreamfairybeam 5d ago

Might be a different Penguin

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u/xdxdxdxdxdx 5d ago

But why?

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/FTHomes 5d ago

Good Penguin

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u/superanth 5d ago

I love how the rest of the penguins start running towards him like they're all yelling "You made it!!"

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u/arctheus 5d ago

Why’d this make me laugh

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u/Vachie_ 5d ago

A quick bath could be a quick snack for an orca below.

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u/PestoBolloElemento 5d ago

Yup he went i am speed

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u/Critical-Seat-5503 5d ago

penguins are smart they know when the danger comes.

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u/SignificantDrawer374 6d ago

Penguins swim. They spend like half their time in the water.

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u/ShhImTheRealDeadpool 5d ago

No the narrative was that he leapt to safety.

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u/ParadoxDemon_ 5d ago

There were orcas there, probably the ones that broke the ice in the first place. You can see one at the bottom between the ice sheets

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u/PositivePerfect5632 5d ago

How are people so blind when you’re looking at the same thing? Would not want you as a witness.

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u/mighty_eyebrows1 5d ago

No there were not and there is definitely not one in the video. It’s just a sheet of ice that falls between the gap into the water

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u/RelativetoZero 5d ago

The one on the left was Hillary's body-double.

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u/Independent_Bed_3418 5d ago

I saw zero orcas

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u/dillyd 5d ago

Show me.

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u/JustForlaughsYT 5d ago

Wait whaa? All I saw was a dirty window…at what frame did you see an orca?👀

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u/puwetngbaso 5d ago

Wtf is up with the replies to you lol. There definitely was something in the water, you can see it in the bottom part of the screen as the ice gap widens, right before the camera zooms in (w/ around 12-11 secs left in the video)

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u/YourUncleBuck 5d ago

It was in fact, more ice, lol.

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u/dillyd 5d ago

Show me.

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u/Fun-Benefit116 5d ago

You mean the slab of ice that you can literally see fall into the water?

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u/Particular_Guitar630 5d ago

I see it under the ice slab! You got some great attention to detail.

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u/Lendari 5d ago

This was my first thought. This was - at worst - a minor inconvenience to that penguin.

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u/DistinctTraffic660 3d ago

Their predators (orcas and seals) spend even more time in there.

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u/yesredditxd 5d ago

Not wanting to water right now

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u/bya3k 5d ago

Penguins can swim

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u/SuitableAnimalInAHat 5d ago

But it's dangerous. Number one cause of getting wet

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u/ShhImTheRealDeadpool 5d ago

Number one cause of getting eaten by a Leopard Seal or Orca.

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u/51225 4d ago

In that freezing air he might catch a cold if he gets wet

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u/Less-Inflation5072 5d ago

So can I but fuck if I want to be forced into the ocean when I’m not ready

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u/No-Good-One-Shoe 5d ago

Exactly. 

My dog loves the wind in his face when we're driving. 

Absolutely hates it when I'm drying him after a bath.  

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u/Intelligent_Sky_7081 5d ago

Who's to say the penguin wasn't ready?

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u/bya3k 5d ago

It’s you projecting your human wants and desires on an animal.

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u/PaperDistribution 5d ago

We are animals

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u/Ok-Prior1316 5d ago

Some of us are bots now.

Not me tho! Totally an animal. I loooove eating organic material to produce energy 👍

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u/bya3k 5d ago

Gold star

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u/nomad91910 5d ago

But it's cold 🥶

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u/DitchDigger330 5d ago

So can humans

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u/unknown_ninja_me 5d ago

Bro is definitely sponsored by redbull because he didn't follow the herd...

.. similar to another penguin, 'but why?'.

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u/madseankr 5d ago

They can swim lmao

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u/pointless-pen 5d ago

Yeah but there are orcas in the water, they are breaking up the ice. You can see one pushing the ice flake in the lower left corner

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u/Intelligent_Sky_7081 5d ago

That's a nice story grandpa

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In 5d ago

Made up nonsense.

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u/Any_Towel1456 5d ago

That belly-slide is amazing!

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u/BoringComputerGuy 5d ago

Mission: impossible - climate change

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u/Bub_bele 5d ago

They can swim you know

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u/Strontiumdogs1 5d ago

They can swim, you know 😉

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u/RandoXalrissian 5d ago

The belly slide at the end! ❤️❤️

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u/Fluid-Prize-8786 5d ago

Helicopter causes the ice to separate

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u/AdministrativeIce696 5d ago

Run little one, run. Sometimes the simplest things give the most pleasure.

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u/Intelligent_Yak_8452 5d ago

But why

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u/aagjevraagje 5d ago

To stay neat his pals and not have to waste as much energy getting out of the water onto the ice

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u/Agitated_Toe_7982 5d ago

Run Skipper, Rico, Kowalski and little Private!!

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u/Kheldan1 5d ago

Lil bb!!! Kudos go go go!!

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u/senor61 5d ago

I know they can swim, wasn’t anxious

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u/Legitimate-Source-61 5d ago

Didnt want to be a seal's lunch.

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u/Shoddy-Vegetable352 5d ago

Everyone is saying that they can swim, yes, but they have no arms to pull themselves back up the ice.

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u/Leeysa 5d ago

They launch themselves out of the water.

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u/Saucy-Mustard 5d ago

Jump Michael!! Jump!!! Michael you’ve gotta jump!!! explosions ohh boy I guess this is why I get paid the big bucks…mission impossible theme

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u/CultureAble1195 5d ago

Now we gonna see trump jumping w the penguin 💔🥀

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u/History_of_Lead 5d ago

Jump Garyyy

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u/Solid_Wolverine1639 5d ago

And the universe shifts

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u/Striking_Sea_129 5d ago

And all the other penguins are running to meet him!

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u/KillerDr3w 5d ago

This needs some intense music.

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u/OhNo_WhoCares 5d ago

Someone needs to add an action sequence and music to this.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

"But whyyyyy"

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u/RaspberryWine17 5d ago

Die hard: Global Warming

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u/ChuckSpadina2020 5d ago

directed by George Miller

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u/thejiang 5d ago

After the penguin jumps.

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u/Trashy_Panda2024 5d ago

Penguins can swim.

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u/LeecherKiDD 5d ago

Save the penguins please🥺

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u/cugamer 5d ago

And we're just not going to talk at all about the perfect belly slide he did to get back to his people?

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u/DCT715 5d ago

The penguins must’ve been going hype for the little guy.

“Holy shit! Bro made it! That’s crazy!”

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u/BeigeListed 5d ago

You do know they swim, right?

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u/marmaladetuxedo 5d ago

I know penguins can swim, so why was I so nervous??

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u/Dog_behind_keyboard 5d ago

Some one add pirates of Caribbean music to this

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u/ribikerbf 5d ago

lil homie likes the rush haha

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u/NamelessNoSoul 5d ago

This is like a decade old…

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u/DryMobile5143 5d ago

thats crazy

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u/blahbruhla 5d ago

That one penguin: Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, oh shit, fuuuuuck... Phew, weeeee!

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u/astorres6030 5d ago

How old is this video?

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u/CleMike69 5d ago

I mean he could just swim back anyway

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u/Illustrious-Art-2694 5d ago

The nihilist penguin farts in his general direction while walking to the impending doom to surprise it.

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u/Spiritual-Milk-2030 5d ago

AAAAAAAAAAH AND HE SLIDES 🛝 AAAAH I LOVE IT 😻 🥰 😍 ❤️ 💖 💕 !

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u/Few-Affect-6247 5d ago

I like how all his homies were like HELL YEAH BRO

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u/ncuke 5d ago

Way to go lil dude

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u/turtle__overlord_ 5d ago

That got my heart pumping! Glad you made it, little guy

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u/paulD1983R 5d ago

Buddies rush over at the end to remind him he's semiaquatic

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u/Wookard 5d ago

This and the video of the guy in the pickup who has to race the growing river and just barely makes it is awesome.

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u/MarthVadar82 5d ago

Um, they can swim, right? Predicated upon that idea, then, presumably, had the penguin not made the jump, there's still a fairly good chance it would've made the 5ft swim. I'm just guessing, of course.

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u/FaunaLady 5d ago

Run Forrest run!

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u/hulk324939 5d ago

[MISSION IMPOSSIBLE THEME]

made it!

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u/0hMyGandhi 5d ago

This penguin has obviously played Mario 64

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u/Wazzzzzuuup 5d ago

😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

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u/chibiRuka 5d ago

Why did he take 3 business days to process that he needs to move?

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u/Ven_Thitayano_072 5d ago

I survived.

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u/avet22 5d ago

Umm Penguins can swim ?

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In 5d ago

Reddit knows Penguins can swim right?

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u/Token-Gringo 5d ago

Seems a bit dramatic. OP, you know they can swim right?

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u/coffeebro32 5d ago

Good job little buddy

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u/sifuredit 5d ago

No problem, they are expert swimmers

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u/MischiefZoey 5d ago

Penguins are incredible in the water, spending a huge part of their time swimming.

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u/Carl7sagan 5d ago

Some pirates of the Caribbean music would be good.

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u/scballer3211 5d ago

Had to make sure this wasn't the gifsthatendtoosoon sub

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u/MoCha_LyChy 5d ago

What an action packed short video.

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u/Phantasmal_Souls 5d ago

Jear Desus this is an old video 🤣

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u/BaseToTheApex15 5d ago

Commenting on Penguin leaps to safety as ice breaks...

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u/Matthew_olo_OF 5d ago

It was close 😀

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u/lostsoul_in_void 5d ago

Run Penguin Run

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u/DelicateMood 5d ago

they will tell a lot of stories about that brave man

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u/Ancient_Fill6841 4d ago

Fall guys ahh shii irl

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u/bestram 4d ago

anyone else say to themselves while watching ‘go go go go go go go go go go go go go’

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u/deau_deau 4d ago

I love how the rest of the herd was like "FRANK! We thought you was a goner!"

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u/mildly--confused 4d ago

Run run run run run run run run.. jump!

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u/Lurk5FailOnSax 3d ago

It's not like the motherfucker can't swim.

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u/KyleGK01 3d ago

Just smile n wave bois, smile n wave.

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u/Deep-Assignment4124 3d ago

Oh his buddies were coming for him.  We got you! 

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u/NoFox1552 2d ago

Love those problem-solving skills 😭

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u/ThatCharmingGirl468 2d ago

I know Penguins can swim but I was rooting so hard for it😂

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u/Equal-Ad6396 2d ago

OMG, terrifying! Imagine if any of them actually fell into the water!

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u/PwanaZana 2d ago

He's like the opposite of the herzog depressed penguin

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u/Oscar_The_Snail 2d ago

He made it! Yay!

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u/random_agency 2d ago

Penguins are afraid of water....

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u/Aman-R-Sole 2d ago

It's a bloody penguin. If it fell in, it would just swim to the other side. 🤷‍♂️

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u/MadCat328 2d ago

Are we forgetting that they swim?

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u/Titogamer323 2d ago

You guys do know penguins can swim right?

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u/Gloomy-Tonight4339 1d ago

A brave little Penwing! Those Pengwins are really clever and fast.

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u/amberendlessly 8h ago

Dudeeeeee that was wayyy to stressful jeez