• ShadowA
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    I was lucky enough to go, it’s amazing, totally recommend.

    The penguins smell bad but they’re still pretty cute.

    • 🎨 Elaine Cortez 🇨🇦 @lemm.ee
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      Aw cool! Where about did you go?

      Oh I’ve heard that about penguins haha. When I was younger my parents would joke that penguins are half bird and half fish, and I guess for the smell at least that’s not too far off!

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        Left from Ushuaia down to Deception Island and further south to near Brown Station. Went on an old Russian science ship being run by Quark.

        Penguins have a special anus able to withstand higher pressures, so they can poop away from the nest. There’s so many penguins in close proximity though they’re all just covered in poop. They live off krill so it’s pretty stinky.