Paulina Lam is an editorial assistant for One Green Planet, focusing on the Recipe Monster channel. She... Paulina Lam is an editorial assistant for One Green Planet, focusing on the Recipe Monster channel. She also writes about food, health, and, occasionally, news. She graduated with two degrees in journalism, an undergraduate from the University of Houston and a Master's from Georgetown University. When she's not writing, Paulina lives and breathes yoga. She's also a foodie and makes many of the recipes featured on the OGP site. Read more about Paulina Lam Read More
Emperor penguins are more resilient than you think. They trek for miles through Antarctica’s ice deserts, marching blindly through unforgiving blizzards and harsh winds. They even slide down icy hills on their bellies, with seemingly no signs of pain. But, in the video below, it seems like a taut rope may be an area where these penguins need a little help.
The emperor penguins in the video come across a rope near shore and are having difficulty figuring out how to cross it. Should they cross or should they not? The group all seem to ask this question as they gaze upon the biggest penguin there. With the “awwk awwk” from the leader, the penguin speaks for “go for it,” and some of the penguins take up the challenge. See who utterly fails at an attempt, and the one penguin, who crosses successfully below:
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who’s the effing moron that keeps videoing poor defenseless penguins tripping!?!?! NOT FUNNY!!!!!! they have a hard enough time walking with their very short legs!!!!! I hope none were hurt or got rope burns. You do notice they shake their head after falling on their face….that is about all they can do is shake it off…I couldn’t watch the whole thing!!!!!!!