It's not just humans which like to watch pretty lights!

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It's not just humans which like to watch pretty lights!

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From New Scientist, a competition winning photo of fairy (=little) penguins watching the Melbourne lights... :smile:
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Cute!
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Aw! Too cute! :xgrin:
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According to a BBC report on this wonderful image, both penguins have lost their partners, and one is comforting the other.
[https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-55416365]
Whatever the explanation, it is a superb image.
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:thankyou:, Amelia - the original New Scientist link didn't give that heart-warming detail!
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I saw that info as well, and together with the image, it's one of those too good to be true almost. Cute, indeed. :smile:
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