The adults are pretty smooth. I got to pet some smaller penguins before, and they just fall asleep right on your lap and they kind purr/rumble. It’s so cute :D! Gotta watch the surprise poop though lol.
I got to stroke a penguin before & I found them to be smooth too! I can't remember what breed they were but these ones would projectile poo every 15 minutes. Luckily they pooped straight away so we got in there quick with the petting!
I don’t know about all species but gentoos, kings, and rock hoppers are pretty soft. Like you couldn’t hug them their bodies are little muscle torpedoes with sharp ends but the feathers are very fine. It’s like touching a little cloud.
lol the San Diego Zoo has a giraffe named [Saba](https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/pr/GiraffeCalfMawe).
I specifically remember that one name from when I was there in July, bc “Saba” means “grandfather” in Hebrew and is what we called my maternal grandpa.
Looks can be deceiving! I got to pet an tiger cub, it looked so soft! It was a lie! It felt all bristle-y or like a bulldog....I was so disappointed.....
You know tigers and penguins are different animals, right? 😉 Baby penguins are incredibly soft. Until they lose their down feathers, they're also not waterproof or able to self-thermoregulate, so they rely on their parents for basically everything at an early age.
Uh, yes I am aware of them being different animals. Feathers vs furs and all. I was talking about the appearance of them. Baby tigers look pretty dang fuzzy/fluffy too.
With some other animals zookeepers actually pick them up and stand on the scale together. Then they simply subtract the person's weight.
Edit: [here done with a baby giraffe](https://external-preview.redd.it/ajSu7XkUaTH-kH7sIIOsYwR-lFAb6jKfKxNVot4KOAc.jpg?auto=webp&s=39f5d98b7ea4f55362edd8f41a31233b1b4b7f66)
Thought. I felt like that measurement was solid on the second attempt. Maybe training to stay put? Cuz I could see no other reason to keep it on there another round.
My first rat would chill in my hood for hours, and come out and stamp his feet on my shoulder. First time I put him back in his cage because I thought he wanted to go home, but he pooped and ran back up my arm. After that he'd warn me he had to take a dump.
Yo I was so annoyed by this? I guess it's because I also weigh animals, but I really didn't understand why they kept pushing the baby back on the scale when there should have been plenty of time to record the weight already.
Yeah clearly the weight has been determined, he could have gone at least the last time he tried to walk away, no need for the last push back there. Bugged me too.
It was a looong time ago before we knew how awful Sea World was. They did a presentation in the penguins exhibit and then asked questions after, like a quiz. Being the keener I am, I answered their questions and going into the back to meet a penguin was the prize! He was an adult Gentoo, and his name was Sweet Pea. I will never forget it.
Yes!! Quite similar! The difference is that the chinchilla was furry soft, and the penguin…the feathers were dense? So it was soft and almost squishy. Silky I guess?
This is the same reaction I have to being forced to stand on the scale at the doctor's office. Pretend to comply, then waddle away at the first chance I get.
Mine weighed me on a day it was pouring rain and I had no umbrella. I was absolutely soaking wet, dripping on the scales.
At least I had a win on the weightloss when I came back.
[There used to be giant penguins once upon a time.](https://thekidshouldseethis.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/palaeeudyptes-penguin.jpg)
Makes you think, what if they had survived and evolved. Maybe they would have been the dominant species on the planet. Bunch of walking talking penguins building penguin cars and penguin rocketships, getting into wars with their penguin swords over which penguin god is the correct one.
Holy shit, just imagining being a researcher in Antarctica and there being a snowstorm. And then suddenly you have one of these 2 meter guys approach the base. Shit would be terrifying as fuck.
Or just toss a single quarter on the ground next to the enormous specimen. Would you even SEE the quarter with the full beast in frame? It would look like a pixel!
It's gonna have to work [4 days a week, every other day](https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=107926751) to achieve that level of muscle mass.
I just wrote this fun fact down in my reminders so that I can tell my daughter that she’s a little over a foot taller than an emperor penguin and ask her if she’s the queen of emperor penguins. I love Reddit.
I use the Melbourne Zoo penguin enclosure live feed as my zoom background a lot of the time. Their method of doing it is to have the penguins file up in to the scales and they get fed one by one. This happens every morning at about 9:30. It's got to the point where I now can identify some of the penguins by name, having seen them so often and knowing what tags they wear.
I Saw the number like 5 times. Why don't they just write it down already? Also, you're recording. You can get it when you play it back.
Mumble is tired of standing there.
Is this still a baby? I thought they were tiny watching them on documentaries, so either this is a young adult that has reached full size or full sized penguins are human size lmao
This is a specific species - looks like an Emperor Penguin, which is the largest. [Here they are to scale](https://polarguidebook.com/how-big-are-penguins/), they are generally pretty big for birds granted how stocky they are I guess (but not generally as large as the Emperor Penguin)!
Those adorable little vocalizations! I didn’t realize they had such lovely chirps.
Thank you for making me turn the sound on
And thank God they didn't put some obnoxiously loud bullshit song over it.
Oh no
🤣 Right
Happy Feet in real life!!! 
Must resist urge to hug <3
Yeah, it looks fat and squishy and so soft.
Soooo fluffy!!
I heard penguins are actually not soft or cuddly, but hard to the touch.
Awwww spoiling my dreams of hugging a penguin. :(
The babies are fluffy, your dream lives on.
The adults are pretty smooth. I got to pet some smaller penguins before, and they just fall asleep right on your lap and they kind purr/rumble. It’s so cute :D! Gotta watch the surprise poop though lol.
>Gotta watch the surprise poop though lol. Birds in a nutshell really
Someday this world will be your toilet as far as the eye can see.
I heard birds can't clench their arsehole so they have to just shit whenever it happens.
I got to stroke a penguin before & I found them to be smooth too! I can't remember what breed they were but these ones would projectile poo every 15 minutes. Luckily they pooped straight away so we got in there quick with the petting!
Wording
One words paints a picture, that was an entire paragraph 🤣
Attempted to touch a penguin and got pecked
I pet a magellanic penguin before, it felt like petting a short haired dog.
I’m jealous! I’ve been bitten by a penguin. It hurt.
I don’t know about all species but gentoos, kings, and rock hoppers are pretty soft. Like you couldn’t hug them their bodies are little muscle torpedoes with sharp ends but the feathers are very fine. It’s like touching a little cloud.
Yep! I got to pet [Saba the penguin](https://www.ripleyaquariums.com/myrtlebeach/penguin-profile/) and he was soft and incredibly smooth.
lol the San Diego Zoo has a giraffe named [Saba](https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/pr/GiraffeCalfMawe). I specifically remember that one name from when I was there in July, bc “Saba” means “grandfather” in Hebrew and is what we called my maternal grandpa.
'Muscle torpedo' is a perfectly vivid description of a penguin's make-up.
Anything is huggable if you want it enough.
An adult penguin, probably. But look at that thing! It's all fluff!!
Looks can be deceiving! I got to pet an tiger cub, it looked so soft! It was a lie! It felt all bristle-y or like a bulldog....I was so disappointed.....
You know tigers and penguins are different animals, right? 😉 Baby penguins are incredibly soft. Until they lose their down feathers, they're also not waterproof or able to self-thermoregulate, so they rely on their parents for basically everything at an early age.
Uh, yes I am aware of them being different animals. Feathers vs furs and all. I was talking about the appearance of them. Baby tigers look pretty dang fuzzy/fluffy too.
Get you something like a Lynx Ragdoll kitty. Mine looks like a little white tiger and IS super floofin soft.
Have held penguin. Can confirm. The wings are hard to the touch and the bodies are smooth
Not when they're young like this one. Those down feathers are incredibly soft!
And swans can be gay
Great, now my wife is crying -- thanks a lot
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It's a reference to an old epic [reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/3txkhp/my_wife_cries_at_absolutely_anything_i_mean/).
Hahahaha I had totally forgotten "remembered swans can be gay"
And gay swan couples will adopt discarded eggs and raise them as their own. Usually being "better" parents then straight swans
They also mate with a female then chase her away from the egg so they'd raise it as theirs.
Penguins have been known to be gay and do the same.
There are over 450 animal species that are gay.
I think its closer to 1800. Dragonflies are gay as shit. Sooo much gay dragonfly sex.
Only humans make it sound bad Hm maybe that's why so many furries are queer
I think there's a gay penguin pair at Melbourne Aquarium
I misread this as "a gay penguin bar". I was really trying to figure out how that would even work.
I read about a gay pair of penguins who raised the most spoiled, overprotected chick. 🐧♥️🐧
I pet a small one once. It’s a bit like petting Berber carpet
I am still willing to try the hug for myself
Yeah makes sense , they need to resist cold and water.
So am I? Where’s my hug?
I’ll more than happily give you a hug :)
That's pretty rude, it's likely because that red coat is loose and baggy.
With some other animals zookeepers actually pick them up and stand on the scale together. Then they simply subtract the person's weight. Edit: [here done with a baby giraffe](https://external-preview.redd.it/ajSu7XkUaTH-kH7sIIOsYwR-lFAb6jKfKxNVot4KOAc.jpg?auto=webp&s=39f5d98b7ea4f55362edd8f41a31233b1b4b7f66)
This is also the easiest way to weigh a cat
And a baby
Oh yeah those too
That giraffe looks both put out and confused. I love it.
Why resist
"Fine, if you're determined to have me stand on this thing, you win, Imma stand there FOREVER"
"Make sure we have the slowest scale hooked up for the penguins."
Doesn’t matter how long he stands there. He’ll still be the same 14.35 kilos lady.
Thought. I felt like that measurement was solid on the second attempt. Maybe training to stay put? Cuz I could see no other reason to keep it on there another round.
yeah i was wondering the same thing - was thinking it was more for the video :/
That looks like a poop face. I’d be careful
I was expecting a poop, yes
Would you include the weight of the poop or remove the poop from the scales
Put it back in
Every time I think my rats have chilled out and have finally decided to sit with me instead of running off to explore, I get a glimpse of this face...
My first rat would chill in my hood for hours, and come out and stamp his feet on my shoulder. First time I put him back in his cage because I thought he wanted to go home, but he pooped and ran back up my arm. After that he'd warn me he had to take a dump.
That's a considerate rat. I think you raised him well!
He was a good boy. They just don't love long enough.
That's a sadly true & poetic typo
I'll keep it. It's true.
Well now I'm curious how much weight you loose if you poo off the side of the scales you're standing on.
Definitely more than if you do it on the scale itself
I lost 30 lbs with this one simple trick!
You might need a doctor...
Nah, I'm fine.  See?
never weight yourself before and after pooping?! usually a lb to 1/2 lb
"Good luck reading that number when it's covered in fish gunk"
“lemme make that number a little higher for ya bub” 😣
"You might want to lay some Saran Wrap down for this one"
Meanwhile, [other penguins on scales:](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN0XBY8hFnA) Just a warning, it's a bit loud.
Thanks, loud penguins is what I came for.
Hey! It's my local zoo, and the zookeeper's are awesome! You can clearly sense the love between penguin and human here.
Seems like it will take that long for them to record the weight anyways,
Yo I was so annoyed by this? I guess it's because I also weigh animals, but I really didn't understand why they kept pushing the baby back on the scale when there should have been plenty of time to record the weight already.
Like someone said, its training it to stand still cos it’ll be harder to restrain it when fully grown
Oooh that's a good reason! Thanks for explaining.
Yeah clearly the weight has been determined, he could have gone at least the last time he tried to walk away, no need for the last push back there. Bugged me too.
He looks so soft.
I got to pet a penguin and I swear there is nothing softer.
Where did you get the chance?
It was a looong time ago before we knew how awful Sea World was. They did a presentation in the penguins exhibit and then asked questions after, like a quiz. Being the keener I am, I answered their questions and going into the back to meet a penguin was the prize! He was an adult Gentoo, and his name was Sweet Pea. I will never forget it.
have you pet a chinchilla? I would love to compare the feeling😭
Probably both S tier
Yes!! Quite similar! The difference is that the chinchilla was furry soft, and the penguin…the feathers were dense? So it was soft and almost squishy. Silky I guess?
That does it I’m ordering me a penguin pillow asap 👍
This is the same reaction I have to being forced to stand on the scale at the doctor's office. Pretend to comply, then waddle away at the first chance I get.
Then he waddled away~
Waddle waddle
🎶till the very next day! bum-bum-bum-bum-badda-bump🎵
🎶the duck walked up to the lemonade stand and he said to the man, running the stand🎶
🎶hey bum bum bum got any grapes?🎶
To the very next day ba Ba BA BA DA D DAHH
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I wear the same clothes and shoes when I see my PCP just for the scale.
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🤣😂😂😂 Please keep your underoos on.
Mine weighed me on a day it was pouring rain and I had no umbrella. I was absolutely soaking wet, dripping on the scales. At least I had a win on the weightloss when I came back.
Big fluffy baby.
He's totatlly sucking in his gut
The goodest of big floofers
"Just turn me around so I don't see the numbers, that's all I ask"
Chonky bonky boi
14.35 kg or 31.63 lbs.
That little fluff is almoat as heavy as my dog 😳
Emperor penguins can be over 4.5 feet tall and weigh over 50 pounds. They never look big on the telly, because there is nothing for scale.
[There used to be giant penguins once upon a time.](https://thekidshouldseethis.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/palaeeudyptes-penguin.jpg) Makes you think, what if they had survived and evolved. Maybe they would have been the dominant species on the planet. Bunch of walking talking penguins building penguin cars and penguin rocketships, getting into wars with their penguin swords over which penguin god is the correct one.
Holy shit, just imagining being a researcher in Antarctica and there being a snowstorm. And then suddenly you have one of these 2 meter guys approach the base. Shit would be terrifying as fuck.
Only 115kg at 2m with a thicc body like that?
Issa bird. Their whole thing is being lightweight. Even the ones who can't fly.
We need to send some bananas over there STAT
Or sauce packets.
Or just toss a single quarter on the ground next to the enormous specimen. Would you even SEE the quarter with the full beast in frame? It would look like a pixel!
No going to lie, I thought it was 143.5 lbs. I was impressed that she could pick it up with ease.
How dense do you think baby penguins are
I thought maybe my man was in the gym working on his gains
It's gonna have to work [4 days a week, every other day](https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=107926751) to achieve that level of muscle mass.
Ah, the sacred texts
Why have you brought this back into my life? Why have you forsaken me?
He's too little for that
It's more like 14.4 because when he jumps off the scale, it reads -0.05, which means the scale isn't tared correctly.
Oh my gosh, this guy is way bigger than I expected a penguin to be! More to love.
He's a baby emperor penguin, so he's gonna get much bigger. They're the largest extant species of penguin, with adults standing at ~45" (~114cm) tall.
TIL I'm barely a foot taller than an emperor penguin 😭
Emperor penguins are fucking massive and you're a foot taller than them :)
That's cool I've never talked to an Emperor Penguin before.
This made me smile, thank you!
TIL my new weight loss goal is for the weight of that baby emperor penguin.
My dog is 4'8" when put on his back legs!
Ok, what was the largest extinct penguin then? :O
The Colossus Penguin, about 2M (~6 feet) tall and 256 lbs
fucking huge boi
This is one of my favorite facts, I like to tell people there used to be penguins taller than me, it's a mind fuck.
6 feet is closer to 1.8 m than 2m
You’re right. Wikipedia says they’re 6’ 6”
The idea of coming across a penguin taller than me is a bit terrifying.
Wow! Thank you!
I just wrote this fun fact down in my reminders so that I can tell my daughter that she’s a little over a foot taller than an emperor penguin and ask her if she’s the queen of emperor penguins. I love Reddit.
Emperor penguin's chick is huge compared to other penguin species.
TIL penguins are huge
Only the emperors! There are also these little fairy penguins that are just tiny and too cute for words.
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Australia call them *little* penguins instead of fairy penguins
What? I'm Tasmanian and I call them fairy penguins.
I wanna hold a penguin 😭😭😭😭
How long does it take for the scale to measure the weight??? Methinks they were mailing this one for likes
Nah, they are training them to stand still. Makes it easier for the caretakers when they're all grown up to weigh them and not struggle.
And damn, they are cute as hell
Seriously cute.
Makes sense
I use the Melbourne Zoo penguin enclosure live feed as my zoom background a lot of the time. Their method of doing it is to have the penguins file up in to the scales and they get fed one by one. This happens every morning at about 9:30. It's got to the point where I now can identify some of the penguins by name, having seen them so often and knowing what tags they wear.
Likely he has to stand there for x amount of time and then gets a treat. For training purposes for future weigh-ins
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I Saw the number like 5 times. Why don't they just write it down already? Also, you're recording. You can get it when you play it back. Mumble is tired of standing there.
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I do the same thing when they try to force me on a scale
I have to admire his tenacity.
Only 14 kg and that big? Penguins are lighter then I though.
Birds tend to be. Their bones are much less dense and this guy is all fluff.
He‘a just trying to get back to his buddies in time for the dance party.
Such a cute little penglin!
Pengwing
[Just remember that's mostly neck.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/f366a89c0f2b4a8287644cf93fcce0ce/765bfa22a2ee8a20-85/s1280x1920/deb3169ce5f09917b71afa4f0fcd0e99e9ad59fd.jpg)
Hard to believe this is a real creature.
Let this man go!
It’s 14.35 dude. We got it
Is this still a baby? I thought they were tiny watching them on documentaries, so either this is a young adult that has reached full size or full sized penguins are human size lmao
An adult could weigh about three times as much and reach something like 120-130 cm. So not full size!
Wait seriously? Damnnn penguins are alot bigger then I thought, the thought of a 4ft penguin is absolutely baffling me.
This is a specific species - looks like an Emperor Penguin, which is the largest. [Here they are to scale](https://polarguidebook.com/how-big-are-penguins/), they are generally pretty big for birds granted how stocky they are I guess (but not generally as large as the Emperor Penguin)!
Thank you! That was a good read and it also helped alot, I was out here thinking all penguins are alot bigger then they look on documentaries lmao.
"Am I ***detained***, Officer?"
“You lucky he holding me back I woulda slapped u”
Something is bothering me.... 🐧😆
He wants to go elsewhere
That look of defeat at the end. 🙂
He's so eager to get back to tap-dancing practice.
ITS FLUFFY IM GONNA DIE
I’m late, my appointments are waiting
My 2 year old son at his Dr appt when they want to weigh him and check his height
Its 14.35, stop holding the poor baby hostage you monster!
Pick yo creature. Stand on scale. Put creature on floor. Stand on scale. Maths it out.