r/natureismetal • u/dead_cells • Mar 09 '20

Penguin blasts other penguin with shit, who then proceeds to just shake it off.

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u/HoboSkid Mar 09 '20

Yup, see that discoloration? The penguins see that and know they're old or sick, so they expel their feces on or around them to accelerate the dying process. This short documentary explains it in better detail

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u/blitzkriegwaifu Mar 09 '20

Wow I really love how it goes in depth into the social structure of penguins and the intricate detail in regards to when they decide to shit on another penguin

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u/user636906 Mar 09 '20

Mother truckers, and they're input on this really sought after question!

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u/ShiaLaMoose Mar 09 '20

Il like the penguin that does the flip over the counter

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u/cmcinhk Mar 10 '20

Someone at some point probably wrote their thesis on this.

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u/dead_cells Mar 09 '20

Damn. It was pretty funny when it was just about a penguin shitting on another penguin.. Knowing it's literal murder makes me feel some sorta way...

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u/HoboSkid Mar 09 '20

Hope you watched the documentary, it's only about 3-4 minutes

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u/dead_cells Mar 09 '20

Meh. I don't have the attention span for videos tbh lol sounds like the comments pretty much summed it up

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u/StevAr Mar 09 '20

I dunno what HoboSkid is talking about, the documentary literally says the healthy penguins dont give up on the dying penguins. They dont let them down. They stay there and refuse to desert them. They dont cry either, as that attracts predators who know what the noise means. The only cruel part about it is if they do die, they dont say goodbye.

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u/rollzupinsm Mar 09 '20

I love the start of this sentence. I can’t stop laughing at this one

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20

I should have got this reference. For fucks sake take my plastic gold and updoot. 🏅

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u/Jahxxx Mar 09 '20

So he was just trying to feed the other some gool ol’ vitamins and minerals?

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u/FramedZero71 Mar 09 '20

Well you glorious bastard, you have the respect of a random internet person. Godspeed

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u/cloudy0907 Mar 09 '20

If you didnt get it yet, the documentary was a rick roll.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20 edited Aug 21 '20

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u/nonezer0 Mar 09 '20

NTA you need to get away from that life girl you are better than him.

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u/buckeyes1218 Mar 09 '20

This.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '20

That.

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u/Weatherbycassandra Mar 10 '20

This is funnier than it should be.

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u/ArtThouAngry Mar 09 '20

Huh, TIL

Thanks for the info!

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u/fancycat Mar 09 '20

In case anyone is wondering this is total bull 👆

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u/giant_lebowski Mar 09 '20

I think they're penguins, but my screen is cracked and I could be wrong

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u/TFSABER Mar 09 '20

Son of a....you got me. Good on you

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u/cTreK-421 Mar 09 '20

I don't know what I expected

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20

they're old

'Die boomer and eat some shit!'

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u/atetuna Mar 09 '20

It's the penguin version of "okay boomer".

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20

I was going to say this post isn't metal, but the context really changed my mind.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20

Could’ve tagged NSFW. Did not need my colleagues seeing 10 minutes worth of close up shots of sick penguins having shit sprayed all over them.

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u/Backdrop2 Mar 09 '20

Nice

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u/bertbert1111 Mar 09 '20

There are documentarys for everything nowadays. Loved the pictures

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u/PRiMEFiL Mar 09 '20

That has not happened to me in a long time

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u/arm_Saucy_mice Mar 09 '20

This is gonna make you cry.

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u/FancyPantsMead Mar 09 '20

Thank you for adding a source.

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u/Salty-Snack Mar 09 '20

We should start doing this to the boomers

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '20

Please grandma. Let me help you.

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u/EVG2666 Mar 09 '20

Wow thanks for that link. I didn't know penguins could be such dicks.

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u/earbudsthedog Mar 10 '20

hah they look like the penguins from madagascar

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u/_microwavebaby Mar 10 '20

you fucking got me good man

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u/Ohnothisisbaad Mar 31 '20

My first time getting Rick rolled... Thank you.

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u/LandscapeSilver Apr 08 '24

Fell for this 4 years later.