Baby Antarctic penguin meets human for the first time

By: Will Goodman
Topics: Animal Antics

(CBS News) When one species meets another for the first time ever, there's bound to be a bit of curiosity and confusion. So watch what unfolds when a baby Antarctic penguin meets a human for the first time. Did I mention the baby penguin appears to be hungry?

The fascinating nature-in-action video was posted by YouTube user joeloleson, and while watching it there is one part of me thinking, "Wow, that is so cute and interesting!" and another part of me that is going, "That penguin is about to peck his eye out!" Am I the only one who was worried about that? Well, I'm definitely glad everything seems to have worked out in the end and, as always, feel free to leave me some comment love below with your own thoughts.

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by creatureofgod May 22, 2012 12:15 PM EDT: its a killer whale; Reply to this comment

by AnnieDanny May 22, 2012 12:36 AM EDT

Obviously a baby: so FUZZY!! And, what good is the strange orange and black mushy thing if you can't EAT it? :D

I suppose, in Antarctica, food is the first thing on the mind always.

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by MeatwadGetsIt May 24, 2012 4:12 AM EDT: When a Penguin does this in Sea World, it is normally mating season.


by Big-Daddy-Kahuna May 21, 2012 9:38 PM EDT: Awesome video. He nearly got his eyeball plucked out or could have had his schnozolla ripped off...; Reply to this comment

by 742heca May 21, 2012 5:41 PM EDT

so nice to see a happy news event the whole world needs more of this than the wars finance and sad stories thank you old mike

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by NinthSt78 May 22, 2012 1:13 AM EDT: Your right-- happy news is good news. It's nice seeing places where everyone is friendly and has a good time together with memories to share and stories to tell. Animals can do some surprising things and keeping some distance there can be a good thing.