Penguin Escapes Hungry Whales

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animal, Video Clips on November 17, 2008 at 12:02 pm



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That’s one lucky penguin! -via Bits and Pieces


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34 comments to "Penguin Escapes Hungry Whales"

  1. gtron
    November 17th, 2008 at 12:08 pm

    i'd say the humans were lucky the whales didn't capsize them and mistake them for prey... too close

  2. RubenCovex
    November 17th, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    Gotta love that background music :P

  3. Rocky Rook
    November 17th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    Wow.

  4. Andrea Schwartz
    November 17th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    I was CRAZY worried about those people on that tiny rubber boat! What were they thinking. Orcas playing with their food within arm's reach. You guys!!

    And oh, yes, absolutely cute and lucky pinguino.

    Sheesh.

    Andrea

  5. dutchmallory
    November 17th, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    That's amazing! And also a little ridiculous, mostly because of how calm the penguin was in the boat, surrounded by humans. Gotta love untouched nature.

  6. Miss Cellania
    November 17th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    Any port in a storm!

  7. sw
    November 17th, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    i'm confused by the feet in open-toed shoes . . .

  8. Craig
    November 17th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    How did the penguin know to get to the boat for safety? And did it leap into the boat, or did they scoop it out of the water, or what?

  9. Miss Cellania
    November 17th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

    The information at the video link is not in English. I'm taking a wild guess and saying this might be off the coast of Argentina.

  10. Ashley
    November 17th, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    If I was a penguin running for my life, I would try to jump on any above-water surface, iceberg or weird floating raft.

    Man those orcas looked pissed.

  11. CountryCritter
    November 17th, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Holy crow!! I agree with gtron and Andrea. ESPECIALLY when the camera showed the whales going under the boat. Oh my gosh, I would have been terrified if I was on that boat.

  12. Krystel
    November 17th, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    Wow...that must have been an amazing experience for the people on the boat! I would have loved to have been that close to those Orcas (and the adorable lil penguin) and lived to tell about it...

  13. philosophile
    November 17th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    who doesn't love a good underdog story?!

  14. Pudifoot
    November 17th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    the sad part of the story is after this video was taken, the people in the boat ate the penguin.

  15. Justin
    November 17th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    Orca: You win this time Penguin, BUT I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE!

  16. silentwatcher24
    November 17th, 2008 at 7:19 pm

    cute!!!

  17. Ali S.
    November 17th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    Smartest penguin ever.

    @ sw

    I'm glad I'm not the only wondering why someone is wearing sandals. :o

  18. SenorMysterioso
    November 17th, 2008 at 9:48 pm

    That was cute. They actually have a deal, the penguin gets to live on the condition that it lead to whales to tasty human treats

  19. edselpdx
    November 17th, 2008 at 10:48 pm

    I was most disturbed by the title. Orcas aren't whales.

  20. stormie24
    November 17th, 2008 at 11:54 pm

    awww that was really cute, they saved him!! hehe

  21. DaveL
    November 18th, 2008 at 12:09 am

    Running for it's life and it still takes time to be a comical web footed little bastard. Penguins. *snort*

  22. Brim
    November 18th, 2008 at 12:10 am

    Orcas are not whales, and they are not dangerous to humans (especially when they are, erm, sitting in a boat..) either.

    The penguin was a cute little fella :) And lucky, too.

  23. Max Power
    November 18th, 2008 at 12:45 am

    Errrrr orcas are dolphins and therefor wales?!??!

  24. carrieburrows
    November 18th, 2008 at 12:48 am

    I'm surprised the orcas didn't try to tip over their raft to get him!

  25. bothan spy
    November 18th, 2008 at 12:56 am

    I'd throw the penguin back in. Maybe it's hard but it's nature and their little dingy interrupted. Imagine waiting at Burger King for your Whopper with cheese.. suddenly an orca jumps through the window, intercepting your burger, and making off into the storm drain.

  26. Miller
    November 18th, 2008 at 12:57 am

    Before this turns into an argument.

    From Wiki

    The Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca), less commonly, Blackfish or Seawolf, is the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family.

    Orcas are sometimes mistakenly thought of or labeled as whales.

  27. Designer
    November 18th, 2008 at 6:07 am

    nice video

  28. PJG
    November 18th, 2008 at 8:47 am

    It's so sad to see such black on white on black on white violence!

  29. noahstrickland
    November 18th, 2008 at 10:59 am

    amazing!!!

  30. mats
    November 18th, 2008 at 11:07 am

    They are speaking Norwegian in the video, and the aria there in look like Norway.

  31. Miss Cellania
    November 18th, 2008 at 11:12 am

    It may be a Norwegian expedition (which might explain why someone would wear sandals in the cold), but I doubt you'll find a wild penguin in Norway.

  32. robynd
    November 18th, 2008 at 12:28 pm

    Didn't anyone find it ODD that the penguin was SUDDENLY on the boat? No footage of how it got there...

  33. Gauge
    November 18th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    That background music is Prodigy - Fire (Sunrise Version).

  34. Web development lucknow
    September 16th, 2009 at 2:48 am

    This is very good video, i love it.


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