FfFfFfFF 58,373 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Photographer says he won ‘nature’s lottery’ when he spotted unique bird among thousands of animals on a beach on the South Georgia islands. A pale yellow-feathered king penguin spotted among hundreds of thousands of animals crammed on to a beach in South Georgia has sent the nature-loving world into a frenzy. Photographer Yves Adams was on a two-month expedition to the Antarctic peninsula when he captured the unusually-coloured penguin. He told the Guardian about the moment he spotted the unusual sight among the throngs of black and white king penguins. “There was this group of penguins swimming by, from left to right. Suddenly noticing something yellow, he picked up his binoculars to see “among the chaos of animals, a strange pale penguin”. His team initially attributed the colour mutation to being albino. Only later, in discussion with ecologists on the expedition ship, did they consider that the condition could be more complex. His team contacted scientist Hein van Grouw, who said the penguin could be an “ino-bird” or a “similar mutation”. Admiring it as a “beautiful creature indeed”, he explained that its “melanin has decreased so much and has become lighter in colour [so] you can see the yellow through it”. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/26/strange-pale-penguin-rare-yellow-and-white-bird-discovered-among-king-penguins-in-atlantic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachJug 3,140 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 like a shiny pokemon! wowza! beautiful gold penguin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 79,059 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 wowww!! it looks really beautiful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eighteen 5,430 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 and to think it probably has no idea how unique it is and that it made it cuz baby you're famous! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Heart 4,400 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 That is so cute! "GGD IS NOT FOR YOU" - Admin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DirrtyPony 1,330 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Penguins melt my heart So beautiful! Strung out for another taste Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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