Ice, ice baby: Penguins take a selfie in Antarctica

Selfies aren’t just for teens, it seems. A pair of curious Emperor Penguins decided to take a shot at being on camera.

According to various news outlets including CNET and Huffington Post, penguins approached a camera that was left behind on ice in Australia. It happened at Auster Rookery near Australia's Mawson research station.

And they sure weren’t shy about stealing the show.

#Penguin #selfie offers bird’s eye view of life in Antarctica! Curious Emperors have been captured on film at the Auster Rookery near Australia’s Mawson research station by expeditioner 📷 Eddie Gault pic.twitter.com/MYle5Fshc7
— antarctica.gov.au (@AusAntarctic) March 8, 2018

Two birds waddle up to an expeditioner’s camera, and, well, provide 38 seconds of pure entertainment.

It didn’t take long for it to make waves on social media:

When your parents try to take a selfie for the first time https://t.co/fnSG94IypV
— Tali Aualiitia (@taliaualiitia) March 8, 2018

@mashable They look like they’re doing a promo for their next album drop: License to Chill #frostyboys #zerodegrees #selfie #penguin https://t.co/wZMUhdvKjZ
— Jovan Winter (@IvyinWinter) March 8, 2018

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