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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsA polite penguin waits patiently for humans ...
A polite penguin waits patiently for humans to move, showcasing its curiosity and lack of fear. Its just another day in the penguin's world!
A polite penguin waits patiently for humans to move, showcasing its curiosity and lack of fear. Itâs just another day in the penguin's world!
— Digital Brain (@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social) 2026-06-01T07:10:44.000Z
They got here first. Could be thinking, "rude humans." Seriously, penguins existed long before humans. The earliest known penguin fossils date back approximately 62 million years to the Paleocene epoch, shortly after the extinction of the dinosaurs. Check my facts with your smile.
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A polite penguin waits patiently for humans ... (Original Post)
littlemissmartypants
Yesterday
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First rule when visiting Antarctica, peguins and seals always have the right-of-way.
sinkingfeeling
Yesterday
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wyn borkins
(1,417 posts)1. Nature, penguins, (and even two humans)
What a magically-captured few moments (together)
Especially for those silly penguins waddling thru their pathways
brer cat
(27,714 posts)2. Penguins are so cute, and in this case, very polite.
Thanks for sharing this fun moment, pants.
sinkingfeeling
(58,117 posts)3. First rule when visiting Antarctica, peguins and seals always have the right-of-way.
debm55
(62,184 posts)4. Love it.